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John Albion Andrew. 



MEMORIAL VOLUME 



CONTAINING THE EXERCISES AT 



THE DEDICATION 



STATUE OF JOHN A. ANDREW, 



At Hingham, October 8, 1875 ; 



TOGETHER WITH 



AN ACCOUNT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND PROCEEDINGS 



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PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATION. 

MDCCCLXXVIII. 



PREFACE. 



IT was originally designed that the work of preparing this memorial volume should 
have been performed by abler and more experienced hands than mine ; yet cir- 
cumstances have prevented the consummation of the wishes of the Executive Com- 
mittee of the Association. 

For nearly three years the accomplishment of a duty which was due the subscribers 
to the Monument Fund has been delayed ; and in justice to them I have undertaken 
the work, and compiled this volume, trusting that the motive will be an all-sufficient 
excuse for any imperfections that may exist in the preparation. May its reception be 
a pleasant reminder to them of their generosity, and serve to kindle afresh the recol- 
lections of the " great' struggle," the trials, suffering, heroism, and devotion felt and 
displayed in the days when the nation's life was in peril ! 

When a copy of this book has been placed in the hands of each member of the 
John A. Andrew Monument Association, the work of the Association will be finished. 

Its mission was to place a fitting monument at the grave of him whose name and 
fame are indissolubly connected with the history of our dear old Commonwealth and 
the country. 

Through its efforts Art and Patriotism have reproduced the features and form so 
accurately that they will be as familiar in the future as his name must be on the 
pages of history. 

Not only this : the Association by its action has awakened tender memories, stirred 
the fountains of loyalty and patriotism, and kindled anew in many hearts that devotion 
to the principles of justice and right which are the real safeguards of the nation. 

It is no vain. boast, then, to say that the Monument Association has faithfully and 
successfully performed its mission. 

L. S., JuN. 

HiNGHAM, August, iS/S. 



CONTENTS. 



Illustrations. 

Front View of Statue Facing Title 

Profile View of Statue Opp, p. 13 

John A. Andrew Monument Association. page 

Organization 9 

Constitution 10 

Officers 10 

Records 11 

The Statue. 

Description of 15 

List of Documents deposited under the same 17 

Dedicatory Proceedings. 

Reception of Guests at Hingham 21 

Remarks of Welcome, by Hon. John D. Long 22 

Procession 22 

Unveiling of the Statue 23 

Address by Gen. Luther Stephenson, jun., upon delivering the Statue to the Cemetery Cor- 
poration 24 

Remarks of Hon. Solomon Lincoln, accepting the same 26 

Address of Gen. Horace Binney Sargent 27 

" Gov. William Gaston 35 

" Hon. George B. Loring 36 

GORRESPONDENCE. 

Letter from Ex.-Gov. Bullock 41 

" " Washburn 41 

" Chief Justice Horace Gray 41 

" Judge William C. Endicott 42 

" " John Wells 42 

" Hon. Robert C. Winthrop 42 

" " Henry L. Dawes 42 

Telegram from Hon. Alexander H. Rice 43 

Letter from Hon. John K. Tarbox 43 

" J. H. Seelye 43 

" Gen. Charles Devens, jun 43 

" Hon. Isaac F. Redfield 43 

" " Edward S. Tobey, 44 



# 



6 CONTENTS. 

PAGE 

Extracts from the Records of the J. A. A. M. A. 

Appointment of Finance Committee 47 

" Building " 47 

Report of Finance Committee 47 

" Building " 47 

Letter from Thomas R. Gould, Esq., Artist 48 

Acceptance of Proposal of Thomas R. Gould for the erection of the Statue . . . .48 

Report of Building Committee on the acceptance of the Statue 49 

Correspondence and Agreement with the Hingham Cemetery Corporation . . . -53 



ORGANIZATION. 



ORGANIZATION. 



AT the Annual Re-union of the officers of the Thirty-second Regiment 
Massachusetts Volunteers, held on the thirteenth day of December, 1871, 
Gen. Luther Stephenson, jun., called the attention of the veterans present to 
the fact, that the grave of Gov. Andrew at Hingham was still unmarked by 
slab or monument, and that friends who visited the spot to do homage to the 
memory of this distinguished patriot were compelled to ask the assistance of 
others to guide them to the place where the statesman's remains were deposited. 

He suggested that the soldiers present, who remembered and revered the 
life and name of the honored dead, take the first steps, and call upon the veterans 
of Massachusetts to organize for the purpose of procuring a suitable monument 
to be placed over the remains of the late governor. 

The proposition was received with great favor ; and a committee, consisting 
of Gen. Luther Stephenson, jun., Col. Francis J. Parker, Col. Edward O. Shepard, 
and Capt. George W. Laurict, was appointed to devise some method and plan 
for carrying the project into effect. 

The committee determined that the most feasible plan for bringing the 
matter before the veteran soldiers and sailors of Massachusetts would be to 
invite prominent representatives of each veteran regiment and battery, also 
representatives of the navy, to meet for organization. 

Accordingly invitations were extended to two representatives from each 
regiment and battery, and from the navy, to meet at the Hall of Post No. 113, 
Grand Army of the Republic, in Boston, March 12, 1872. 

In response to this invitation a number of veterans, representing various 
regiments and batteries, assembled and organized by the choice of Gen. William 
S. Lincoln as Chairman, and Col. Edward O. Shepard, Secretary. 

Col. Shepard offered the following resolves, which were adopted, viz. : — 

" Whereas, It has come to our knowledge that no monument of any kind marks the grave 
of the late Gov. John A. Andrew, in the cemetery at Hingham ; and 

" Whereas, The continuance of such apparent neglect towards the memory of one who was 
so eminently our friend, and who governed the Commonwealth so grandly, reflects dishonorably 
upon her as a State, and upon us as soldiers : 

''Resolved, That we, soldiers of the Massachusetts regiments and batteries that served in 
the late war, do organize ourselves into an organizntion, to be called the John A. Andrew 
Monument Association, for the purpose of securing the speedy erection of a suitable monu- 
ment over the grave of the late Gov. John A. Andrew, in the Hingham Cemetery." 



lO JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

The following-named gentlemen were appointed a committee to prepare a 
plan of organization, and report at the next meeting : — 

Col. Francis J. Parker 32d Mass. Infantry. 

Gen. Luther Stephenson, Jun 32d Mass. Infantry. 

Col. Arnold A. Rand 4th Mass. Cavalry. 

Gen. Thomas Sherwin 22d Mass. Infantry. 

Gen. William S. Lincoln 34th Mass. Infantry. 

Col. Lucius B. Marsh 47th Mass. Infantry. 

The meeting then adjourned to meet at the same place on the nineteenth 
day of March, at three o'clock in the afternoon. 

At an adjourned meeting held on the nineteenth day of March, Col. Francis 
J. Parker, Chairman of the Committee on Organization, presented the following 
Constitution, which was adopted by a unanimous vote : — 

CONSTITUTION. 

This organization shall be known as " The John A. Andrew Monument Association ; " the 
members of which shall consist of the officers and soldiers of the Massachusetts regiments and 
batteries who served during the late war of the Rebellion, ex-officiis, and all other persons who 
shall contribute to the monument fund. 

The officers of the Association shall consist of a President, five Vice-Presidents, a Treas- 
urer, Secretary, and an Executive Committee, who, with the other officers, shall be the govern- 
ment of the Association. 

The Executive Committee shall have full power to fill all vacancies in the government of 
the Association. 

The object of the Association shall be to procure and erect a suitable monument over the 
grave of the late Gov. Andrew in the cemetery at Hingham, to cause the same to be appropri- 
ately dedicated, and to provide for its preservation in the future. 

The Association shall continue in existence until the objects for which it is formed shall 
have been successfully accomplished. 

Gen. Thomas Sherwin, Col. Francis J. Parker, and Capt. Benjamin Thomas 
were appointed a committee to prepare a list of officers for the action of the 
meeting. 

They subsequently reported the names of the following gentlemen, who were 
elected as the officers of the Association : — 

PRESIDENT. 

Gen. Luther Stephenson, Jun., HingJuivi. 

VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

Gen. Charles Devens, jun. . . . Worcester. I Gen. Horace Binney Sargent . . . Boston. 
Gen. William F. Bartlett . . . Pittsfield. \ Col. Augustus P. Martin .... Boston. 

Gen. Francis A. Osborn, Boston. 

SECRETARY. 

Col. Arnold A. Rand, Boston. 

TREASURER. 

Col. Lucius B. Marsh, Boston. 



ORGANIZA TION. 



II 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 



IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER OFFICERS. 



Gen. William S. Lincoln . 
Gen. William Cogswell 
Gen. Robert H. Stevenson 

Gen James L. Bates . . 

Col. Henry S. Russell . . 
Major J. Henry Sleeper 

Col. Francis J. Parker . . 

Col. J. A. P. Allen . . . 

Gen. John H. Reed . . . 

Col. Luke Lyman . . . . 

Gen. John W. Kimball . . 

Gen. Francis W. Palfrey . 

Gen. Horace C. Lee . . . 

Gen. Thomas Shervvin . . 



Worcester. 

Salem. 
. Boston. 

IVeymouih. 
. Milton. 
. Boston. 
. Newton. 
. New Bedford. 
. Boston. 
. Northampton. 
. Fitchburg. 
. Boston. 
. Springfield. 
. Dedham. 
Gen. Robert H. Ch; 



Col. Carlos P. Messer . . 
Gen. James A. Cunningham 
Gen. A. B. R. Sprague . 
Col. J. L Baker .... 
Gen. Ansel D. Wass . . 
Capt. H. B. Peirce . . 
Capt. Benjamin Thomas 
Col. John C. Whiton . . 
Gen. Adin B. Underwood 
Major B. F. Meservey . 
Col. Cornelius G. Attwood 
Gen. Edward W. Hinks 
Gen. Isaac S. Burrill . . 
Gen. George H. Peirson 
amberlain, Worcester. 



Haverhill. 

Boston. 

Worcester. 

Boston. 

Boston. 

Abington. 

Walthant. 

Roxbury. 

Newton. 

Hinghain. 

Boston. 

Cambridge. 

Boston. 

Salem. 



Subsequently the following-named gentlemen were added to the Executive 
Committee : — 



Major E. J. Jones. 
Edward W. Kinsley, Esq. 



Thomas T. Bouve, Esq. 
John A, Nowell, Esq. 



At a meeting of the Executive Committee, held Saturday, March 23, 1872, 
Gen. Stephenson, Gen. Sargent, Col. Rand, Col. Marsh, and Capt. Peirce were 
appointed a sub-committee "to have full charge and control of the modes of 
appeal, the issuing of circulars, and the raising of funds." 

The committee adopted various methods for accomplishing the work assigned 
them, and issued an appeal which emanated from the eloquent pen of Gen. 
Sargent, a copy of which is herewith annexed. This appeal was copied by all 
the papers published in this State. 



JOHN ALBION ANDREW'S MONUMENT. 

Soldiers of Massachusetts. 

A little flag, planted by some tender hand in the graveyard at Hingham, is all that marks 
the burial-place of that loyal Governor, who covered the State with a mantle of glory. It is well, 
that until now he should have slept in the stillness of nature which he loved, without a sound 
of the hammer or the chisel to disturb his grand repose. But his family have now yielded his 
preferences to our earnest wishes, that, ere the regiments which knew and loved him shall pass 
away, they may be permitted to erect a memorial tablet that shall point out to strangers and the 
forgetful world the secluded grave of one of her greatest and most beloved citizens. 

Soldiers, to you this duty is committed. By you, survivors of the regiments which he 
nerved for battle with clarion words from the depths of his own brave, hopeful heart; by you, 
whose return as victors he welcomed with a soldier's pride, — his remains will be cared for 
" tenderly." From you he never met distrust or coldness. For us, and with us, he gave his life. 

The Navy, ever ready to join us in kindness, as they have been foremost in peril, offer their 
co-operation to make this memorial a tribute from all the Soldiers and Sailors of Massachusetts 
who served in the War of the great Rebellion. 

The undersigned have been appointed a committee to arrange the details of subscriptions. 
Regimental organizations, and Posts of the Grand Army, are the natural and authorized channels 



12 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

to obtain and transmit contributions, in the name of regiments or batteries, to the Treasurer of 
the John A. Andrew Monument Association. In towns where no veteran organization or 
Grand Army Post exists, comrades of the war are requested to meet together and communicate 
with the Secretary. The very smallest tribute from a comrade will be gratefully received. In 
every case donors should state the number of their regiment or battery, that due credit to such 
organization may be given. Contributions in behalf of regiments or batteries, from others than 
soldiers, will be accredited to such organizations. Due notice will be given of the ceremony of 
dedication. It is hoped that representatives of every regiment will be permitted to bear once 
more their old, torn battle-flags in procession to the grave of the beloved magistrate, who de- 
livered the pure, pale banner into your keeping, with exulting faith in God, and received it again 
from your war-worn hands with thankful and reverent joy. Comrades, once more, fall in ! A 
call upon Massachusetts regiments in mass has never been made in vain. 

Luther Stephenson, Jun. 

Lucius B. Marsh. 

(Treasurer, 67 Franklin Street, Boston.) 

Horace Binney Sargent. 
H. B. Peirce. 
Arnold A. Rand. 

(Secretary, 50 Court Street, Boston.) 

For further accounts of the proceedings of the Association and its various 
committees, see " Extracts from the Records," published in another portion of 
this volume. 

The result of the efforts and labor of the Association was the erection at 
the cemetery in Hingham of a marble statue of John A. Andrew, made by 
Thomas R, Gould, Esq., an accomplished artist. A description of the statue is 
herewith annexed. 



THE STATUE. 



THE STATUE. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE STATUE OF GOV. ANDREW IN THE CEMETERY 

AT HINGHAM. 

By Henry A. Clapp. 

THE statue is admirably well placed upon a lot adjacent to that in which the governor is 
buried, and within a few feet from the mound which marks his grave. The figure fronts to 
the south-east, and the hght of the morning sun shines full upon its face. The lot itself is finely 
situated, being upon nearly the most elevated ground in the cemetery, at the junction of three 
of the principal paths, and raised some four or five feet above their gradient. The statue is of 
Carrara marble, of a very light gray tint, which shows white in the sunlight ; and care has been 
taken that it shall not have that dazzhng, sheeny appearance which blank-white Carrara marble 
always has out of doors. The base, of monumental marble, is five feet high, and has four 
divisions ; its lowest course is a bevelled octagon ; the second is of a similar form, but less 
diameter, and upon its front facet is chiselled a winged globe ; the third course is cylindrical, 
and bears in high relief the name "Andrew," in block letters; the capstone is circular, with 
under-cut dentilled cornice. 

The figure, which is full length, stands erect, with the weight of the body resting principally 
upon the left foot, the right leg being slightly advanced and the right knee a little bent. The 
left arm is bent at the elbow, the hand resting easily on the hips. A double-breasted buttoned 
frock-coat covers without either concealing or drawing attention to the corpulency of the sub- 
ject. Over the shoulders is thrown a long military cloak, fastened just below the throat by a 
cord and tassels ; under it the right arm is traceable, and the right hand, coming into view by 
the side of the figure, holds the edge of the garment lightly but firmly. On the left, the cloak, 
with the fining turned outward, is thrown freely over the shoulder, and falls from the raised 
elbow in natural suspended folds until it reaches the plinth of the statue just behind the sup- 
porting foot. The star of the Commonwealth's escutcheon is chiselled in relief upon the cloak- 
collar. 

The first view of the figure, as the visitor approaches it from the east, a little disappoints, 
or perhaps we should say disturbs, by intruding upon the mind a question as to the size of the 
statue. We understand that the height of the figure with the plinth is upwards of six feet, and 
yet the original impression which it produces is that of being slightly under-sized. We found 
in our own case that this impression disappeared after a few minutes' examination of the work ; 
and we now incline to the opinion that the governor's short, solid person has been correctly 
reproduced. He was, as everybody knows, much under the average height ; his bulk has cer- 
tainly not been exaggerated by Mr. Gould, and the worst of mistakes would have been that of 
representing him as a tall and stately man. We are conscious, however, that we are dwelling 
too much upon superficial minutiae, and gladly hasten on to say that on a first full view of the 
work the spectator, ignoring all matters of detail, finds his mind deeply stirred by the freedom, 
strength, and ease of the entire statue. It is indeed, in the apostle's words, a "lively stone," 



l6 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

— instinct with life from head to foot, compactly vigorous, and full of that highest suggestion 
of power which has no need of violence, and which has repose for one of its chief factors. 
Viewed from the south-west and to the rear, where the profile of the face is barely seen, the 
figure, for all its solidity, has a sort of strong, aspiring lift, as if the man had just trampled on 
some difficulty, and were rising above it, and reaching upward to some higher and now possible 
enterprise. The likeness of the head and face is most truthful and excellent. The thick, 
curly hair, the forehead very broad and rather high, but sloping swiftly back from the eyebrows 
over which it is heavily massed ; the masculine nose, almost Roman in type, but with a queer 
little original twist on the bridge and near the eyes ; the mouth, exquisitely shaped, full of 
sweetness, and with a certain half-voluptuous pout to the full lips ; the well-rounded chin, with 
its deep dimple in the centre, and with two well-defined and scarcely less characteristic lines on 
either side ; the whole set firmly, and broadly — but not too broadly — based upon a powerful 
neck : here is, in truth, the " counterfeit presentment " of the very man. The expressions of 
the face, as is the case with every excellent product of the sculptor's art, are very various, and 
appear to contain suggestions of all the chief points in the governor's character. Seen from its 
left side, the face is strong or even stern, the eyes are full of concentrated resolution, and yet 
have an anxious forecasting look, as if they would penetrate the future ; and as one draws 
nearer, and finally takes his stand just below the statue, the sternness has grown almost into 
hardness, the mouth seems inflexible, and we see disclosed the great "War Governor" in the 
exercise of his severest functions, with "an eye hke Mars, to threaten and command ; " an 
ancient Roman, pure in life and firm of purpose, — 

" Who would not flatter Neptune for his trident, 
Or Jove for his power to thunder." 

Moving in front of the statue and near to its right side, the gentler and sunnier qualities of 
Gov. Andrew's nature are revealed at once in their fulness and sweetness ; the eyes smile, 
the lips are tender and sensitive; the entire mouth shows the sensuous element of the charac- 
ter, — which in the man was perfectly controlled, but which gave him a keen, childlike relish for 
the innocent pleasures of this life, — and the whole face is radiant and genial, thouglf thought- 
ful, while the peculiar qualities of his mind — alertness, intuitive discrimination, and directness — 
are equally well shown. Seen again on the right side, but at a distance of some twenty feet, 
and still at nearly the front view, and the face has developed a slightly humorous expression, 
which perceptibly tempers its thoughtfulness. " This is the look," we heard a gentleman say, 
who was studying the statue, "this the attitude, and this his very habit as he lived, with which 
I have seen Gov. Andrew stand upon the State House steps, surveying with keen, kindly eyes 
some company of departing or returning soldiers, and pausing a moment before the utterance 
in playful language of an inspiring or consoling thought." And as the spectator passes round 
still further to the right of the figure, the deeper tones again prevail in the face, but always 
mixed with a gracious benevolence, and we have the grave but large-hearted statesman, the 
pacificator and healer, the steadfast, loving friend, and the generous, quickly-forgiving foe ; tlie 
man for the trying time of war, but emphatically the man for the yet more trying time of peace. 
The views thus presented were observed when the noonday sun was pouring a merciless flood 
of light upon the marble, and we thought of Michael Angelo's famous rule of testing his own 
works by the full dayHght " of the open square." And just as the doubt was recurring to us, 
whether the artist had not dwelt a little too decidedly upon the stronger side of Gov. Andrew's 
nature, a cloud for the first time dimmed the heavens, and over the shadowed face of the statue 
a sweet, exalted, almost tender expression seemed to steal, as if the statue, like the man 
himself, reserved its highest and most helpful moods for the world's hour of darkness and 
depression. 

Much more is surely to be found and seen in this admirable piece of sculpture, and the 
more would doubtless increase our appreciation of its worth, The estimate here expressed, if 
favorable, is deliberate and sincere ; ajid we anticipate a similar judgment from critics and 
public, expressed wijth eqijal or greater warmth. The addition of such a work of art to our 
scanty public stope justifies some enthusiasm. In Boston and all its vicinity we have had until 
now but five excellent portraitrstatues, to wit : Mr, Ball's fine equestrian Washington ; Mr. 



THE STATUE. 17 

Greenough's Franklin — to which we give the benefit of a personal doubt; Story's statue of his 
father, the judge ; Crawford's James Otis ; and Ball Hughes's Bowditch. As a specimen of 
portraiture, at once direct, imaginative, and penetrating in treatment; in its total impression, 
vital, harmonious, and strong, — in fine, as an elevated and elevating work of art, Mr. Gould's 
John A. Andrew will take rank, we think, with the best of this small but noble group. 



LIST OF DOCUMENTS DEPOSITED BENEATH THE STATUE OF GOV. 
JOHN A. ANDREW, IN THE CEMETERY AT HINGHAM. 

1. Constitution of the John A. Andrew Monument Association. 

2. Adjutant-General's Reports, 1863, 1864, 1865. 

3. Roster of Massachusetts Volunteers. 2 vols. 

4. Memorial Volume of the Massachusetts Historical-Genealogical Society. 

5. Gov. Andrew's Address before the Massachusetts Historical-Genealogical Society. 

6. History of Massachusetts in the Civil War. By Schouler. 2 vols. 

7. Life of John A. Andrew. Browne. 

8. Address of Gov. Andrew to the Legislature, i86l. 

9. Documents accompanying Address, 1862. 

10. Address of House of Representatives to Gov. Andrew, 1866. 

11. House of Representatives, — Resolutions at death of Gov. Andrew. 

12. Eulogy on Gov. Andrew before City Government of Boston. 

13. Record of Ceremonies at the unveiling of the Statue of Gov. Andrew at State House, 

Boston. 

14. Register of Massachusetts Commandery Loyal Legion. 

15. Militia Laws of Massachusetts, 1875. 

16. Manual of the General Court, 1861, 1875. 

17. Form of Commission issued by State of Massachusetts, 1861 to 1865, with signature of 

Gov. Andrew. 

18. Form of State Commission, 1875. 

19. Testimonial of Service in War of the Rebellion. Signed by William Claflin, Governor ; 

James A. Cunningham, Adjutant-General. 

20. Roster of Militia of Massachusetts, 1875. 

21. Hingham Journal, June 11, 1875. 

22. Thomas A. Gould's Letter of Proposal to the Association. 

23. Thomas A. Gould's Letter announcing arrival of the Statue. 

24. Roster Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Massachusetts. 

25. Rules and Regulations Grand Army of the Republic, and Proceedings of Department and 

National Encampments, 1875. 



THE DEDICATION. 



DEDICATION. 



AGREEABLY to the vote of the Executive Committee, Thursday, Oct. 7, 
1875, was designated as the day for the dedicatory services. Invitations, 
as follows, were issued to members of the Association and others : — 



NON OMNIS MORIAR. 



THE 



Requests the honor of your attendance at the Ceremony of Inaugurating 
the Statue of 

®oDcrnor 2lnbrcio, 

at Hinghani, Oct. 7, l8y^. 



The enclosed badge will serve to pass a guest or member of the Association to Hingham by the Old 
Colony Railroad Train at 11.15 a m., and return by train at 4.27 p.m. It will admit to the Collation at Loring 
Hall ; also, to the Exercises at the Old Meeting-House in Hingham. 



The morning of the 7th, however, ushered in one of the most unpleasant 
days of the season. The rain fell in torrents, accompanied by lightning and 
fierce winds. The weather continued so unpropitious that it was deemed advisa- 
ble to postpone the ceremonies until the following day. Notice was given at 
various public places, and by every means at the disposal of the Committee of 
Arrangements. 

As if to compensate for the disappointment of the previous day, the 8th of 
October proved one of the most beautiful days of the year. To many, the two 
days appeared to typify the life and death of the illustrious man they wished to 
honor, — the stormy scenes of the great conflict for country and freedom, and 
the glorious sunshine of peace and joy that attends the departure from this life 
of those who have fought the good fight for God and humanity. 

At the time specified, His Excellency the Governor and his staff. His Honor 
the Lieutenant-Governor, and members of the Executive Council, escorted by the 



22 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

Independent Corps of Cadets, with other distinguished guests, Posts No. 15 and 
113 G. A. R., and the members of the Monument Association, took the cars at 
the depot of the Old Colony and Newport Railroad Company in Boston. On 
their arrival in Hingham they were received by a committee of the citizens of 
Hingham, and escorted to Loring Hall, where a bountiful and excellent collation 
awaited them. 

Hon. John D. Long presided at the tables, and briefly addressed the com- 
pany, saying, — 

" Your Excellency and Gentlevten, — The ancient town of Hingliam, the home and burial- 
place of that great war-governor and patriot whose monument you have come to dedicate, and 
whose memory, always fresh in Massachusetts, will to-day almost brighten back into life as you 
look at his familiar face and figure wrought with exquisite excellence from the marble, invites 
you to this collation and the larger hospitality of a most cordial welcome. 

" I will request the Rev. Calvin Lincoln, pastor of the P'irst Cliurch, to ask the divine 
blessing, after which you will all eat and drink, if you desire, without further ceremony." 

Immediately after the collation, a procession was formed under the direction 
of the Chief Marshal, in the following order: — 

(The route of the procession was from Loring Hall through Main Street, up 
North Street to Thaxter's Bridge, down South Street, passing the ancient dwelling- 
house formerly the residence of Gov. Andrew, to the north entrance of the 
cemetery, through the cemetery, passing the statue, to the Old Meeting-House, 
where the dedicatory exercises took place.) 

ORDER OF PROCESSION. 



Col. John C. Wiiiton, Chief Marshal. 

^iUS. 
Capt. Augustus N. Sampson. Lieut. Renjaniin Thomas. Major Lyman B. Whiton. 

Capt. Lemuel Pope. Lieut. Henry A. Turner. Paymaster Charles IL Boardman. 

Carter's Band. 

Independent Corps of Cadets, Lieut. -Col. Thomas F. Edmands commanding, escorting 

His Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth, and Staff. 

His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor, and the Executive Council. 

The Secretary of the Commonwrealth, the Treasurer, the Auditor, and other State officers. 

Ex.-Gov. Henry J. Gardner, Hon. Henry L. Pierce, M.C. 

The Surveyor of the Port of Boston. 

His Honor the Mayor of Boston. 

Other distinguished guests. 

President of the John A. Andrew Monument Association. 

The Orator and Chaplain. 

President of the Board of Trustees of the Hingham Cemetery. 

Thomas R. Gould, the Sculptor. 

The Secretary, Treasurer, and Executive Committee of the Monument Association. 

Trustees of Hingham Cemetery. 

Selectmen of Hingham. 

Members of the John A. Andrew Monument Association. 

Germania l^and. 

Post 15 G. A. R., Commander T. L. Kelly, escorting 

Officers of the Department of Massachusetts G. A. R. 

Post 113 G. A. R. 

Hingham Band. 

Post 104 G. A. R., escorting 

Citizens of Hingham. 



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On arriving at the spot where the remains of the honored dead repose, the 
procession halted ; the cadets formed in line facing the statue, with arms pre- 
sented ; then, while the band played an appropriate air, the assembled crowd 
of friends standing with uncovered heads, — 

THE STATUE WAS UNVEILED, 

filling each heart with delight, as its great beauty and wonderful accuracy of 
form and feature were displayed. 

The scene was one of rare beauty. The glorious sunlight of that pleasant 
day of the Indian summer ; the trees and shrubs resplendent with the lovely tints 
of the ripening leaves ; the bright, gay uniforms ; the music ; the upturned, 
earnest faces of the multitude, filled with the meipories of the trial and discipline 
of a terrible war, brought back again with renewed force as they gazed upon 
the beautiful work of art which had reproduced so vividly the semblance of their 
great leader and guide, — these things presented a picture that will not soon be 
forgotten. 

The procession moved slowly by, with uncovered heads, to the ancient 
edifice where the dedicatory exercises were held. 



EXERCISES OF DEDICATION AT THE OLD MEETING-HOUSE, HINGHAM. 



ORGAN VOLUNTARY. 

TE DEUM LAUDAMUS . Composed by Howard M. Dow. 

Sung by a selected choir of male voices, under the direction of Howard M. Dow. 



\st Tenor. 

D. F. FiTZ. 

W. H. Fessenden. 

E. R. Morse. 
C. Chenery. 



CtfjOir. 



\st Bass. 
C. H. Webb. 
J. H. Bates. 
G. Gove. 



2.d Tenor. 
E. Prescott. 
H. A. Cook. 
J. N. Danfortii. 



2d Bass. 
A. C. Ryder. 
W. Beeching. 
G. Illsley. 



PRAYER 



By Rev. Rufiis Ellis, D.D., Chaplain of the Day. 



ORIGINAL HYMN 



Oliver Wendell Holmes. Music composed by Howard M. Dow. 



SUNG BY THE CHOIR. 



Behold tlie sliape our eyes have known ! 
It lives once more in changeless stone : 
So looked in mortal face and form 
Our guide through peril's deadly storm. 

But hushed the beating heart we knew, 
That heart so tender, brave, and true. 
Firm as the rooted mountain rock, 
Pure as the quarry's whitest block. 

Not his beneath the blood-red star 
To win the soldier's envied scar: 
Unarmed he battled for the right, 
In Duty's never-cndins fisjht. 



Unconquered will, unslumbering eye, 
Faith such as bids the martyr die, 
The prophet's glance, the master's hand 
To mould the work his foresight planned, — 

These were his gifts : what Heaven had lent 
For justice, mercy, truth, he spent, 
First to avenge the traitorous blow. 
And first to lift the vanquished foe. 

Lo, thus he stood ; in danger's strait 
The pilot of the Pilgrim State : 
Too large his fame for her alone, — 
A nation claims him as its own ! 



24 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

Gen. Luther Stephenson, jun., President of the John A. Andrew Monu- 
ment Association, then made a formal presentation of the statue in the following 
address : — 

Ladies and Gentlemen. 

At the Annual Re-union of the Officers of the Thirty-second Massachusetts Volunteers, on 
the 13th of December, 1871, the statement was made that the grave of Gov. Andrew, in Hing- 
ham, was still unmarked by slab or monument ; and it was suggested that that meeting should 
take the initiative in a movement for the purpose of supplying the need, and call upon the 
soldiers and sailors of the State who had served during the war of the RebeUion, to testify 
their gratitude to the Executive, who, in the great struggle for the nation's life, had been their 
constant friend and supporter, who had sent them forward with words of cheer and inspira- 
tion, and received them on their return with welcome and congratulations such as could 
emanate only from a heart inspired by the truest friendship, and an earnest conviction of the 
justice and glory of the cause for which they had fought. 

The suggestion met with an earnest response, and a committee was appointed to adopt 
some plan by which the subject could be brought to the attention of the veterans of Massachu- 
setts. The committee commenced the work by sending invitations to representatives of 
the various regiments and batteries that had served during the war, to meet in Boston for 
consultation and organization. The result of that meeting was the formation of the John 
A. Andrew Monument Association, whose labors end in this sacred place to-day. 

It would be useless, at this time, to tell of the successes, the disappointments, the joys 
and anxieties, that attended our endeavors to accomplish the work intrusted to our charge. 
Suffice it to say, that while we oftentimes met with cold responses to our soHcitations for aid, 
with neglect from some who in life had been the constant recipients of the favors of the 
Governor, yet these few cases of ingratitude and forgetfulness were overbalanced a thou- 
sand times by generous gifts, by warm expressions of sympathy, and by words of love and 
respect for him whose memory we desired to keep green, such as, if they could be gathered 
together, would constitute a monument of affection, a tribute of gratitude and esteem, of which 
a monarch might be proud. 

But the soldiers who served faithfully on the field or in garrison during the war had no 
opportunities for the accumulation of wealth. Many of them came home to find their places 
in the counting-room, the workshop, and the marts of trade occupied by others. Many — alas, 
how many ! — returned with impaired health and strength, sick and wounded, yet still subjected 
to calls of blood and affection, to the demand of wives, children, and friends, for support and 
assistance. It is not strange, then, that our success was but partial, and that our enterprise 
dragged slowly along. The original plan of confining our subscriptions to the soldiers and 
sailors was necessarily abandoned ; and we turned to other sources for aid, more especially 
to that fountain of liberality and generosity which is never appealed to in vain, whether it be 
to send relief to a burning city, to answer the appeals from suffering and distress in other 
lands, or whatever calls of mercy and charity, — the noble, generous, patriotic heart of the 
business community of Boston. 

Our call was responded to with liberality, and the Association soon found itself in 
condition to commence the work. Many designs of monument and sarcophagus were pre- 
sented for our consideration ; but none seemed to satisfy or fill the idea we entertained of what 
was fitting and appropriate to be placed beside the grave of our friend, until the eminent artist, 
Mr. Thomas R. Gould, submitted for the consideration of the Building Committee a model 
of the beautiful statue you have seen to-day. 

In presenting his model, the artist said truly, " What more fitting or enduring monument 
can there be than a living likeness of the man in marble ? " And I believe the verdict of the 
people will be that he has indeed produced a living likeness. He has brought into his work, 
not only rare skill and genius, but enthusiasm and devotion, stimulated by sincere love and 
esteem for his subject, the result of intimate social friendship and ardent admiration of his 
life and character. 



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The Association thanks him most sincerely for the fidelity and zeal which he has given 
to the work intrusted to his charge, and I congratulate him most heartily upon his success as 
an artist. 

And now, ladies and gentlemen, after nearly four years, this Association has invited you 
here to-day to assist in the completion of its work. Although the delays to which we have 
been subjected have at times been vexatious and discouraging, yet, for some reasons, they may 
almost be deemed providential. What more fitting time than this to testify our gratitude and 
love for him who gave health, strength, and hfe for his country's welfare? Is it not well, 
in this centennial year, while the pulse of the nation is bounding with joy over a more complete 
re-union among this people, while the deeper springs of patriotism are stirred by the recol- 
lection of the deeds performed by the fathers at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill, and 
the outstretched hand, with words of peace and reconciliation, is extended from the North 
to the South, from the South back again to the North ; is it not well, I say, in our joy 
and thankfulness over a restored Union, that we should keep in mind the greater struggle for 
the nation's life, and pay our homage to the memory of the grand war-governor, who, at the 
first approach of danger, sent forward Massachusetts soldiers, that, in God's providence, 
Massachusetts blood should be first shed in this war for the Union, as it was in the war of 
independence ? What more fitting spot than this beautiful resting-place of the dead to recall 
the deeds of the past, the virtues of the fathers, the sacrifices of the Revolution, the devotion 
and suffering in our later struggle, and our own duties to God and to our country? At its 
portal stands this ancient Meeting-House, the oldest in the land, where for nearly two cen- 
turies the descendants of the men, who, for the right to worship God according to the dictates 
of conscience, braved the perils of sea and land, have sent up words of prayer and songs of 
praise. On the summit of yonder hill repose the remains of Gen. Lincoln, the friend and 
companion of Washington, whose name is written in the records of the war for independence 
and civil liberty. 

And now, beside his resting-place, with his face turned towards the rising sun, we have 
unveiled the image of him, who, in the terrible struggle for union and for universal freedom, 
stood foremost among the foremost, a central figure, giving life, energy, and inspiration to the 
whole. Where else could we find the spot which so beautifully represents and symbolizes the 
three great principles of religious liberty, of civil liberty, and universal freedom ; that glorious 
trinity which is to make this country in the future a refuge for the oppressed, a home for the 
weary, an example of advancement and civilization ? Ay ! this is holy ground. The people of 
this land shall come here to revive the fires of patriotism, to reflect upon their duties to God and 
their country, to learn that the noblest impulses of life demand sacrifice and labor for the good 
of others. 

The sons of the South, rejoicing in prosperity under a restored Union, thanking God for 
their release from the load which their fathers carried, will pay homage at the grave of him whom 
we honor to-day, who sprang forward first to stay the fratricidal hand; who, when the sword 
was sheathed, hastened to send words of peace and reconciliation, faith and confidence. The 
dark-skinned child of Ethiopia shall come, and, kneeling at the feet of him whose philanthropy 
and love were limited by no distinction of race or color, class or condition, drop a tear of gratitude 
and affection. 

The traveller from other lands, astonished and wondering at the growth, progress, and 
power of this great people, can here learn that a country, to be truly great, must recognize 
the grand principles upon which ours is founded, of the right to worship God as heart and 
conscience dictate, and that the only superior power among men is that which is derived from 
virtue and intelligence. 

The soldier of the Union will come, and, beside this marble form, live over again the deeds 
of the past. Back to his memory will rush the electric words that sent him with bounding steps 
to meet the armed foe ; the word of command will again sound in his ears, the roar of artillery, 
the rattling of musketry, the charge, the shout, the groans of the wounded and dying, and then 
the sound of victory, with the joy of welcome home. 

Fellow-citizens, let us here to-day consecrate ourselves anew in devotion to the best 



26 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

interests of our country, remembering that her glory and progress depend upon a firm reliance 
jn the providence of God, a guaranty of equal rights to all, and upon individual purity of life 
and character. 

One more duty performed, and the mission of the John A. Andrew Monument Association 
is ended. 

Sir, — To you, as President of the Cemetery Corporation, I now, in behalf of the Monu- 
ment Association, present and deliver yonder statue of John A. Andrew, who when in the 
zenith of this fame, receiving the applause of the world, turned lovingly towards this, his 
adopted home, saying, " When I die, there my mortal remains must repose." 

We need not charge you to cherish and care for this gift : the respect and affection in 
which you and this community hold his memory is a sure guaranty that your Corporation will 
do all that duty and love may require. We need give no directions with regard to the decora- 
tion and adornment of the spot where the statue is placed : the lovely grounds under your 
charge afford ample evidence that nothing will be neglected which good taste and culture 
demand. 

No need of iron bars or granite walls to protect, no need of armed sentinels to watch and 
guard, the image of the great war-governor ; for it is incased in armor stronger than iron or 
stone ; it is guarded by a vigilance surer than the watchfulness of the soldier, though animated 
by the truest devotion to duty and drilled in the severest school of discipline : I mean the love, 
the respect, the veneration, in which his memory is cherished by the American people. 

Hon, Solomon Lincoln, President of the Hingham Cemetery Corporation, 
accepted the statue in the following words : — 

"Mr. President. 

" The remarks which you have just made, addressed to me as President of the Proprietors 
of the Hingham Cemetery, are received by us with emotions of grateful hearts. By instruction 
of the Board of Directors, I accept, in their behalf, the trust which has been confided to us by 
the John A. Andrew Monument Association ; and we have made all the necessary arrange- 
ments with the Building Committee of the Association to enable us faithfully to fulfil our 
engagements. The remains of our distinguished fellow-townsman repose in the soil which he 
so much loved. The noble presentation of his person in its purity and fitness and beauty 
will continually remind us of the great qualities of the statesman and the man. They shed a 
peculiar lustre upon his whole life, and have stamped their impression deep and strong upon 
our national history and character. We will keep green the laurels which adorn his brow, and 
carefully preserve the records of those great acts of his life which sink so deep into all our 
memories and hearts." 

The choir then sang — 

THE LOYAL SONG. {Kucken.) 
Words by C. J. Sprague. 



Freedom dwells throughout our own beloved land : up to heaven its voice is swelling. 

From the mountain heights afar to ocean strand every breeze is telling. 

Never weary of the ever joyous song, 

Heart and voice united bear along. 

Loyal to the end ! 

Ready to defend ! 

Foe within and out repelling. 



DEDICA TION. 2/ 



War's alarum has but lately died away : yet the echo rolls around us ; 

But the patriot host has overthrown the sway of the haughty power that bound us. 

Freedom dwells where freedom never dwelt before ; 

Cries and groans shall grieve the land no more. 

Loyal to the end, 

Ready to defend, 

Has the suffering captive found us. 



Freedom dwells throughout our own beloved land, wide as heaven arches o'er it. 

Like the rising sun, the patriot's armed hand, clouds of wrong hath swept before it. 

Sound aloud the joyous word from crag to crag ; 

Plant on every peak our starry flag. 

Loyal to the end ! 

Ready to defend ! 

Guard and like a shrine adore it. 

The President of the Monument Association, in presenting the Orator of the 
Day, said : — 

" In Gen. Schouler's History of Massachusetts during the civil war, I find that Gov. 
Andrew in 1865 suggested to the President the appointment of a gallant soldier for the 
position of Second Assistant Secretary of War. ' He was,' said the Governor, ' originally a 
member of the bar, of the best education and culture, and became on my accession to office a 
member of my staff, helping to inaugurate the different work of the first year of the war. In 
that capacity he attached me warmly by his attractive qualities as a gentleman, and won my 
admiration by his talents, devotedness to duty, his personal fidelity and manly character. 

" ' He was subsequently Lieutenant-Colonel, and then Colonel, of the First Massachusetts 
Cavalry, in which he saw much active service in the field. He was severely wounded in the 
Louisiana campaign, received brevet rank of Brigadier-General of Volunteers, and has been 
honorably discharged from service by reason of wounds. I heartily commend Gen. Sargent 
to the President for any position where the qualities of a strong and cultivated mind, a daunt- 
less will, and a tireless capacity for work, are wanted.' Ladies and gentlemen, it is unnecessary 
that I should add another word of commendation in presenting to you Gen. Horace Binney 
Sargent." 

GEN. SARGENT'S ADDRESS. 

"Sacred to liberty and the rights of mankind:" Cut in imperishable stone over 
the graves at Lexington, these words, that we have often heard from John Albion Andrew's 
lips, are his best eulogy. Those lips, whose teachings were so ringing with the truth that their 
echo thrills the nation's ear to-day, in all its purposes of vigorous honesty and peace, are dust. 
The earth of this old town holds to her mother heart all of him that could die. 

For years a little image of the flag that he defended has marked his grave. True hearts 
of friends and kindred who have ever loved him, true hearts of soldiers who have ever blessed 
him for the blessing which he gave to them when he sent them forth to fight for country, not 
for State, have let him rest in peace, without the sound of hammer or chisel to mar his grand 
repose. The hour has come to raise a memorial of his resting-place and fame. A gallant 
regiment has reminded us of a duty to the future, unperformed. 

Gifts from soldiers, gifts from regiments and batteries, gifts from sailors, make this a tribute 
of manly reverence. A crippled soldier's tearful words, accompanying the single dime that left 
him penniless, proclaim a love like that which glorified the widow's mite, and was rewarded with 
the praise, " She hath given more than they all." 

With grateful hearts, the wedded service of land and sea, the army and the navy, now 
dedicate this monument to liberty and the rights of mankind. 



28 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

Because of Gov. Andrew's distinctive qualities, not likely to be confused by history with 
those of any other statesman whom New England has produced, this memorial has received 
the form of a statuesque hkeness of the man. The survivors of the regiments whose last fare- 
wells of home are welded with the memory of the massive figure, the youthful face, the cheerful 
smile, and the determined bearing of the great war -governor of Massachusetts, as he stood on 
the granite steps of the State House, bidding us " God speed " to the field, would recall that 
proud and tender memory. We would that our children's children should know him as we 
remember him, and learn to love him too. 

In the garden cemetery of this ancient town, and by the side of his grave — for on it no 
" sad sepulchral stone " should press — his statue looks upon the rising sun. Leader among 
the shadowy hosts of your beautiful and brave, who passed at his trumpet call through " the 
agony of their glory," he stands advanced before the soldiers' monument. 

How fitting that this martyr to the eternal vigilance of liberty should rest by the old town 
where the first signer of the Declaration of American Independence — John Hancock — opened 
his baby eyes ! When, also, I remember that dpring the war of the Rebellion, with its nights 
of vigil and its days burdened with all the civil duties of an executive ; seven inaugural and 
'valedictory addresses, exhaustive of many subjects ; thirteen veto messages, many of them with 
elaborate law arguments ; ninety special messages ; the patient and critical, verbal as well as 
legal, examination and approval of one thousand eight hundred and fifteen acts and resolves ; 
innumerable speeches and addresses on many subjects and in many places ; all of these civil 
duties added to the overwhelming cares of a war minister, as well as ruler, in war time, 
when all the offices of the State House were overflowing with infinite inquiry, complaint, and 
diplomacy that were involved in the rapid and constant recruitment of one hundred and sixty 
thousand men, — the State House being like a camp with going and returning troops, — when 
I reflect on this, and remember that during all these Titanic years of toil which were bearing 
Gov. Andrew surely to his early grave, he still continued to perform his duty as Secretary of 
Father Taylor's little Bethel for seamen, — I feel gratified, as by a divine harmony, that John 
Albion Andrew, whom I reverently deem the most Christ-hke of all war's ministers, should 
sleep in the same country graveyard where sleeps that old communion-bearing deacon of your 
church, — that honest, stout old deacon, — who, at the capitulation of Yorktown, by the order of 
his friend as well as commander, Washington, received the sword of Cornwallis. Major- 
Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, of the army of the Revolution ; and John Albion Andrew : twin 
patriots of the elder and the later time ! God grant them rest ! 

To me, this Covenanter spirit, this union of conscience and claymore, of sword and gospel, 
is sublime. So, in the will and inventory of Myles Standish, the great Puritan Captain, are 
recorded "three muskets with bandaleros " and "three old Bybles." Armed thus with faith 
and courage, men are girded with the sword of the Spirit, and become the Luthers and Loyolas 
of mankind. 

That Gov. Andrew's ashes lie in the spot that he would choose, may be gathered from an 
address to his neighbors at Hingham. "How dear to my heart," he says, " are these fields, 
these hills, these spreading trees, this verdant grass, this sounding shore before you, where 
now for fourteen years, through summer heat, and sometimes through winter storms, I have 
trod your streets, rambled through your woods, sauntered by your shores, sat by your firesides, 
and felt the warm pressure of your hands." " Here, too, dear friends, I have found the home 
of my heart." " Here, too, I have first known a parent's joys and a parent's sorrow." If im- 
mortality imply conscious identity, with all its higher sympathies, who can doubt that congenial 
bonds still hold his steady heart to spirits of "just men made perfect," — to those of whom the 
record of this town is full, and from whose pure career he was wont to draw " example high," 
— men like Peter Hobart, the first settled minister, now d^ad two centuries, who was forbidden 
by the magistrates to preach at a wedding, " because he was a bold man, and would speak his 
mind ; " the earlier patriotic men of Hingham, who died in Indian, French, and English wars ; 
the later dead, on whom, by vale and hillside, sea and river, your solemn doors have hardly 
closed, — your fathers, brothers, lovers, sons, all equalized by death, all lighted up alike by 
cannon-flash, all fondly folded to the breast of mourning mother-land ? 



DEDICA TION. 29 

Life is worth nothing if we cannot believe in the possibility of such re-unions when the 
glories of life's night shine out. 

" Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, 
Hesperus with the host of heaven came, 
And, lo ! creation widened in man's view. 

Who could have thought such darkness lay concealed 

Within thy beams, O Sun ! or who could find, 
Whilst flower and leaf and insect stood revealed. 

That to such countless orbs thou mad'st us blind ! 
Why do we, then, shun death with anxious strife? 
If light can thus deceive, wherefore not life? " 

With the exception of the five intense years of Gov. Andrew's executive career, the facts 
of his short life may be briefly stated. Ten years have passed since the war of the Great 
Rebellion ended; and eight, this month of October, 1875, since he died. Long years of labor, 
bringing a ripe harvest of professional, social, and political renown, preceded that period of his 
life which covered this State with her mantle of glory. Yet he died Oct. 30, 1867, at the a^-e 
of forty-nine. 

He was born in South Windham, Me., May 31, 1818, of an intelligent, refined, and culti- 
vated mother, whose maiden name was Nancy Greene Pierce, and whose ancestral family gave 
one President to the United States. The governor's father, Jonathan Andrew, of South 
Windham, Me., was of Anglo-Saxon stock, settled for at least four generations in Massachu- 
setts. John Albion Andrew graduated at Bowdoin College in 1837, with sufficient evidence 
that those best judges, his college-mates, appreciated his talents. He studied law with Hon. 
Henry H. Fuller ; and he was married Dec. 25, 1848, to Miss Eliza Jones Hersey, a descend- 
ant of one of the oldest families of Hingham. 

From a charming temper and surroundings, his childhood seems full of happiness. 
Through life there was no loss of power by friction. Carbon has been well defined as "stored- 
up sunlight." And when we see the civil and military engines of a great Commonwealth 
moved for five years, with a power that astonished all her sister States and the world, by the 
mature energies of a man whose youth delighted in poetry, cheerful pursuits, and the innocent 
pleasures of life, and whose whole career was love and charity to his fellow-men, we feel the 
beauty of an apt illustration, presented by the Rev. Elias Nason, in a felicitous memorial 
address before the New-England Historic-Genealogical Society, of which Gov. Andrew, in 
addition to his other occupations, was president : " ' What impels that locomotive engine ? ' 
said the celebrated Stephenson to the Dean of Westminster one day. ' Steam, to be sure, sir.' 
— 'No,' replied the great inventor: 'it is the sunbeam God sent into the flowers.' " Mr. Nason 
rightly and eloquently adds these words in regard to Gov. Andrew's "golden temper," that "it 
was the sunshine God sent into Mr. Andrew's happy heart, that bore him through the battle- 
march of life." 

It is not my intention to follow him through the labors that preceded his executive career. 
Our monument is to the- war-governor of Massachusetts. His reputation, as a sound and 
able lawyer, was confirmed before the war. His powers of wit and logic and eloquence were 
recognized. His moral daring was established. His' political sympathies were open as the 
day. He was known to be an honest, dauntless, prompt, and dangerous antagonist. And yet 
his advance into the fore-front of a debate where armies were the arguments was so sudden, 
that he seemed instantly and constantly to grow beyond the world's opinion of his powers. 
"The word," "the thought," "the power," "the act," were developed as in the Study Scene 
of Faust. 

I feel that my only claim to speak to you of Gov. Andrew to-day is that I once humbly 
served and ever after loved him. I would not extravagantly praise him. I would crave your 
permission to give my own measure of a man whose moral and intellectual altitude of political 
intuition dwarfed, to my judgment, all his contemporaries except Abraham Lincoln. Their 
trust in human nature, a trust which, in Gov. Andrew at least, seemed to be the corollary of 



30 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

faith in God, gave them both prophetic insight. Both believed that one man, with the right, 
is a majority. 

This faith, which in Gov. Andrew's case had the true dogmatism of inspiration, gave his 
courage a healthy color. By this bold trust he saved Washington. On a memorable morning, 
when the first telegram for immediate aid had come, the State House was up in arms. The 
adjutant-general's office was overflowing. The rotunda was hke a barrack. Rosters were 
examined to find the readiest troops for instant movement. The selections of detached and 
dislocated companies were nearly made, when, as the governor was entering Doric Hall with an 
aide, the sharp words, "Colonel! won't the governor send us? We want to go." — "What 
regiment 1 " — " The Sixth," — " Where is it ? " — " Lowell, and towns round about." — " When 
can you start.'"' — "Nine o'clock to-morrow," — caught the governor's attention. He ques- 
tioned the adjutant, who was earnestly pleading for his regiment. But few words passed. 
The adjutant-general was notified; and "the Sixth" received the first baptism of blood. 
Farragut could not have decided more promptly than this civilian who was first called to the 
helm in a hurricane. 

He was as independent of favor as he was of fear. He had the excellent quality of 
resistance to the improper solicitation of those to whom he not only owed a part of his advance- 
ment, but whose sympathies were his own. In a memorable week in 1861, when the so-called 
conservative hostility to John Brown and his supporters was at a white heat, and violence was 
imminent, the governor was earnestly solicited to preside at a meeting in honor of John Brown, 
that the executive presence might deter the mob from outrage. The solicitation was fervid and 
eloquent. In the evening that preceded the meeting at which his presence was requested, the 
governor, with a single staff-officer, went by appointment to give a final answer to the request. 
A small but solemn conclave of earnest men like himself awaited his coming. 

After kind greeting, and hearing a few words from some of them, Gov. Andrew spoke with 
as much emotion as comported with firmness, nearly as follows : " You know, my friends, how 
dear this cause of anti-slavery has been and is to my heart. You know how we have hoped and 
prayed and toiled together. You know what I think of John Brown as a man, and how surely I 
believe that his memory as a martyr will remain when constitutions shall be forgotten. You 
know how keenly I should feel reproach from you, my coadjutors, for any supposed recreancy 
to a cause, when official position that I owe in great measure to my advocacy of it gives me, as 
you think, power to serve it. But perhaps you do not feel as I feel, how much easier it is to 
inveigh against a public officer, when we are not responsible for the administration of his office, 
than it is to properly administer an office which is a trust for all the people of the State. With 
all sympathy with the anti-slavery cause, and believing all that I have said of John Brown to be 
true, and with all affection and respect for you, I cannot as a magistrate so far forget the trust 
reposed in me by the Commonwealth as to expose her highest executive office to indignity and 
reproach by presiding at a meeting convoked to celebrate an act which, as a lawyer, I know is 
technically treason." 

Some doubting hearts in Maryland were brought into closer sympathy with him and the 
Federal cause by a report of this conference. We must recollect the intensity of his sympathies, 
the issue on which he had been elected, and the increasing public sentiment that no forbearance 
could prevent an irrepressible conflict. We must recollect all this if we would justly estimate 
his struggle and victory over himself. 

With the caution of a law)^er, all the zeal of a reformer, and the fidelity of a patriot, he 
watched the blackening tempest that commenced in 1861. To rightly measure his caution and 
his courage, we must reverse for fifteen years the wheel of time, and place ourselves by the 
side of the men and the opinions of that day. 

It is with no disposition to wake again the feelings of that hour, that I recall this condition 
of opinion. A million of Americans, whether fighting under the diverse teachings of Webster or 
Calhoun, for State or Nation, have sealed with blood their patriotic faith in that which each army 
respectively believed to be the supreme mother-land. Federal and Confederate soldiers have 
clasped each other's hands, and heaven's equal sunlight falls on every grave. We both did 
our best. God decided between us, and our strife is finished forever. 



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But such a disposition to forget the past as would draw a veil over its facts, to the confusing 
of the clean-cut features of a historical character, would be both injustice and ingratitude. 
Happy would it be for us all, no doubt, if we could abolisli the day of judgment. But the 
ultimate, just decision of this world is a ghost that will never down. If days and weeks be 
false to it, years may be more true. And, if years be barren, the patient centuries will wait till 
the historian shall clear away the dust, and, unlocking the archives of some Simanca, bring the 
eternal truth to light. If a supreme moral power rule the universe, statesmen, big or little, 
must bear the penalty that history will impose and never remit, if in a momentous crisis of 
their country they have been found on the wrong side of the Lord. 

To the rising generation who hear of the war of the Great Rebellion ; who see in the 
State Capitol a marble statue of the great war-governor by the side of her victorious, battle- 
frayed standards, — to the young, who have seen Sumner buried by the State, and Lincoln wept 
by the world, — it is not easy to portray the moral courage of these men, or to give an idea of 
the social hostility and ridicule that assailed their opinions. A large number of patriotic and 
influential citizens, with whom a favorite high-sounding phrase was "broad statesmanship," 
honestly deemed all abolitionists to be traitors. Highly respectable patriots cut Charles Sum- 
ner in the street, and derisively held up their hands at the uncouth name " Abe Lincoln." 

So probably the Roman knights and dames who religiously attended public worship in the 
Pantheon smiled at a spiritual delusion of the common people down somewhere in Judaea, and 
shuddered at the wild and wicked vagaries of those whom Tacitus describes as "malefactors," 
"known in the age of Nero for their vices and their sullen hatred of aU mankind; " as "mis- 
creants," called " Christiani " from their ringleader, Christus, whom a former Roman governor 
named Pontius Pilate had crucified. But to us who, eighteen centuries later, read that ring- 
leader's words, " Blessed are the merciful," " Blessed are the pure in heart," it is as surprising 
to know that the philosophic historian Tacitus considered the Christians " miscreants," as it 
will be for the future to learn from the files of old newspapers that the anti-slavery leaders were 
traitors and Charles Sumner a bad citizen. 

But it was at a time when many honest and patriotic men thus thought of them, that Gov. 
Andrew took the executive chair. The opposition to him still wielded a great, though waning, 
social power. Respectable men did not entirely frown on the attempt of mobs to crush out 
anti-slavery discussion. The Southern railroads had been for some time withdrawing their 
rolling-stock to facilitate the transportation of troops and war-material. She intended that the 
Northern section should furnish the field of battle, and that Northern households should be 
divided among themselves. It was of infinite importance to us, on the other hand, if war must 
come, that the line of battle should be crowded to the Southern States. We were resting on a 
magazine, which an accidental collision between free speech and mob law in Boston might 
explode into a domestic civil war at the North. Some men acted with criminal recklessness of 
the heart-breaking issue involved. Some acted pusillanimously, with a criminal disregard of 
the Bill of Rights. To Gov. Andrew belongs the honor, that during these long weeks of sus- 
pense before Sumter was battered, while he used, as Lord Bacon advises, the hundred eyes 
of Argus to watch, he was getting in readiness the hundred arms of Briareus to strike. 
Diplomatic in avoiding any domestic collisions in Massachusetts, he held Magna Charta and 
all the rights that Anglo-Saxon liberty has won, dearer than peace. With patient labor and 
constant prayer for light, and that the cup of trial might pass from him, the summons to repress 
a mob would have found him ready. He was prepared to do his whole duty as a chief magis- 
trate ; and would have exhausted the military power of the Commonwealth under the light that 
was vouchsafed him at the solemn hour, leaving something trustingly for God himself to do. 
We may well apply Goethe's grand words to John Albion Andrew in that hour : — 

" No test or trial you evaded : 
A helping God the helper aided." 

This was the secret of his composure on a memorable occasion in 1861, which was made 
the subject of legislative investigation under oath. If I dwell upon it for a moment, it is 
because this was a turning-point in the history of liberty. When a riotous mob, invading the 



32 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

undoubted right of free speech, threatened bloodshed in Boston, the municipal authorities 
stopped an indiscreet discussion by closing the doors of a legal meeting in Tremont Temple. 
No one so familiar as Gov. Andrew was with the history of the freeJom of speech, as set forth 
by the great lawyers who cluster around the name of that martyr of English liberty, the first 
Lord St. Germains, could fail to see in this act, "pernicious precedent." To avert it, the 
Governor promptly stated his readiness to call out the State troops upon municipal requisition. 
Much as he dreaded domestic civil war, he cherished more the chartered rights of mankind. 
Willing as he was to defend these, he respected all the forms of constitutional law. No 
entreaty of life-long friends, that he should intervene without the municipal requisition, pre- 
vailed. He acutely suffered; for he felt how sharply, through the impotence that our jealousy 
of the one-man power infuses into our statutes, liberty of speech had been stabbed. To com- 
prehend the full measure of his prudence, we must remember the hour : it was the dawn of 
civil war. 

The most terrible surprises — of peace — do not justify departure from the statute. Soci- 
ety must take the consequences of its own folly in having divided among several the extraordi- 
nary powers and functions intended for great emergencies, when events, changing with the 
speed of a whirlwind, require such instantaneous choice of methods and simultaneous execution 
as can only exist in the judgment and will of the one-man power. But when civil war is in 
the air, and the highest opinions are conflicting, the inherent right of revolution in the people 
imposes a correlative duty of promptness on a ruler. In our reverence for statutes and prece- 
dents, we cannot emphasize too strongly the first of the words immortalized at Gettysburg : 
" Government of the people, by the people, for the people." A mob is neither for nor by the 
people, and is no factor in government. The ruler who, when statutes fail to guide, or co- 
ordinates fail to act, promptly throws himself on the right of society to exist, will be a Jackson, 
and he who hesitates will be a Buchanan — in history. In judging of Gov. Andrew's claim to 
praise for patient prudence, we must remember that mobs existed ; a sacred right, especially 
dear to his sympathies, was invaded by a force revolutionary j co-ordinates failed to use the 
powers at command ; and civil war was in all the air. 

With all his resolution, he had a most sensitive regard for human suffering and human life. 
Indeed, he held the last so sacred, that in the memorable case of a convicted murderer he 
came, more nearly than by any of his public acts, to incur the censure of his friends, that he 
forgot the words of the Bill of Rights : " The Executive shall never exercise the legislative or 
judicial powers or either of them ... to the end it may be a government of laws and not of 
men." But he based his action on a then undecided point of law, and defended his opinion by 
an able argument to show a defect in the conviction. He was not generally disposed to do 
over or undo the work of other departments ; and often inveighed against the too frequent and 
slovenly manner in which a cruel burden was imposed by convictions accompanied with recom- 
mendations to mercy and petitions for pardon. 

His tenderness, especially for soldiers and their families, was too marked to be forgotten. 
From the moment that he despatched his well-known telegram that the bodies of our soldiers 
slain in Baltimore be cared for " tenderly," he was, till their arrival, nervously excited. And 
when the story was told him, how tearful women clustered around the School-street entrance 
of King's Chapel, in the vaults of which the bodies awaited identification ; how one poor 
woman sank on the pavement floor ; how others went away with streaming eyes, thankful that 
the dead were not their own ; how others, afraid to trust their hearts to meet the test, gave us 
the photographs, which, by the flickering light in the dark vault, we were to compare with the 
pale, discolored faces, — no one could doubt that John Albion Andrew was the tender father of 
the people. 

And yet, through all the grief and shame that attended our first shock of arms, his high-hearted 
hope and cheerful ways inspired us all. His voice and laughter were a defiant cheer to fate. 

His sense of fun crops out even in grave discussions. One smiles, for instance, in reading 
a long law argument in a veto message to the Senate, " in relation to jurors," at his sugges- 
tion, that the returned bill might operate to exclude from that bulwark of liberty — the jury — 
as persons unfit to serve on juries, " by reason of being engaged in pursuits made criminal by 
statute," all who fish "out of season," or sell "nuts except by dry measure." 



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Even on this occasion the memory of his witty words, laughter that was almost articulate 
with mirth, and his cheery shout of merriment at some pronounced absurdity, reminds me how 
much his sunshine lightened labor in these early days of the Rebellion ; when matters were so 
hurried that the aides would follow the soldiers of moving regiments down the steps, to tighten 
some buckle of belt or knapsack, or to thrust percussion-caps into the pocket ! In the offices, 
crammed to suffocation with every applicant and contrast, — the charitable and the selfish, the 
sublime and the grotesque, — there was food for mirth as well as sadness. There were sutlers 
seeking an outfit, and saints with bandages and lint ; English officers tendering their service, 
and our regulars giving good advice ; inventors of new-fangled guns, pistols, and sabres, only 
dangerous to their possessor, and which the inventors, to our great joy, threatened to sell to 
the Confederacy if we did not buy them ; gentlemen far gone into consumption, desiring gentle 
horseback exercise in the cavalry; ladies offering to sew "for us; needlewomen begging us 
" not to let ladies take the bread from soldiers' wives ; " philanthropists telling us that Con- 
federate workmen in our arsenals were making up cartridges with black sand instead of 
powder ; saddlers proposing sole-leather cuirasses shaped like the top of a coffin ; bands of 
sweet-eyed, blushing girls bringing in nice long nightgowns " for the poor soldiers," or more 
imaginative garments, "fearfully and wonderfully made," redolent of patriotism and innocence, 
embroidered with the stars and stripes, and too big for Goliath. 

Until the patriotic men and women of the State, with that noble friend of the soldiers, 
Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis, methodized our charities, and the business of war was referred to 
its proper departments, — each day brought its overwhelming confusion of charitable, sanitary, 
and medical suggestions, deputations, and individuals, butchers, bakers, saddlers, gun-makers, 
wagon-masters, horse-dealers, nuns, nurses, and chaplains. At one moment the eyes would 
fill with tears at some heart-breaking story, or the self-sacrificing offer of some angel of light ; 
and at the next, some comical or selfish proposal would chase all the tears away. 

The Governor's toil in these first throes of national anguish knew no distinction of hours, 
or night, or day. Long after midnight, or when the gas would blend its sickly flame with the 
first gray of morning, he would still be busy with his pen; or, if worn out with the night's 
mental labor, he would suddenly appear in Faneuil or some other hall, where regiment or 
company, quartered over night and trying to sleep amid the tumult of wagon deliveries and 
the opening of boxes, was hurrying on the new accoutrements and straggling into line. When 
he was recognized, the rousing cheer that would greet him from the blue-coated men swelled 
his heart, and took away all sting from the derision which his practical foresight had excited 
among those, and they are many, who 

" to party gave up what was meant for mankind." 

The like foresight led him, without the delay that less earnest and more selfish men would 
have consulted, to provide in advance war stores and ordnance, which were soon necessary. 
It is touching to read in some of his messages to the Legislature an allusion to certain expen- 
ditures made " without authority of law," but which he leaves to their " candor." 

The hke prescience induced him, in advance of all statesmen, to urge upon the National 
Government the then astonishing enrolment of six hundred thousand men. 

My recollections are confined to the earliest period of the war. What labor, assisted by 
his able and loyal aides and secretaries, he afterward accomplished, the pen of that faithful 
and indefatigable adjutant-general, William Schouler, eloquently tells. Gov. Andrew's vale- 
dictory words, in praise of Massachusetts, have a glorious ring : " Having contributed to the 
army and the navy, including regulars, volunteers, seaman, and marines, men of all arms 
and officers of all grades, and of the various terms of service, an aggregate of one hundred and 
fifty-nine thousand one hundred and sixty-four men; and having expended for the war, 
out of her own treasury, twenty-seven million seven hundred and five thousand one hundred 
and nine dollars, besides the expenditures of her cities and towns, — she has maintained, by the 
unfailing energy and economy of her sons and daughters, her industry and thrift, even in the 
waste of war. She has paid promptly, and in gold, all interest on her bonds, including the old 
and the new, guarding her faith and honor with every public creditor, while still fighting the 
pubHc enemy. And now, at last, in retiring from her service, I confess the satisfaction of having 



34 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

first seen all her regiments and batteries (save two battalions) returned and mustered out of the 
army ; and of leaving her treasury provided for by the fortunate and profitable negotiation of all 
the permanent loan needed or foreseen, with her financial credit maintained at home and abroad, 
her public securities unsurpassed if even equalled in value in the money market of the world 
by those of any State or of the nation." 

His eyes have rested on every regiment of this Commonwealth. His heart has hoped and 
prayed for every soldier and sailor of the State, Every thrilling memory of our standards was 
as dear to him as to us. Every disappointment or complaint, every defeat, every hope deferred, 
every bereavement of the loyal hearts which he had urged to an effort that had crumbled for 
them into despair, wounded his proud and sensitive nature with a sense of personal responsi- 
bility akin to reproach. Feeling, as he did, that the Almighty was waging this war, — not that 
this or that flag might fly aloft, but for the rights of mankind, for the equalization of men, — 
the inertness of the public mind, the sluggishness with which government adopted the policy 
of emancipation, was profoundly saddening. But, without abating a jot of his assurance, he 
labored through darkness as if it were day. While Abraham Lincoln was resting his broad 
hand on the great heart of the people, and confidently waiting for its throb. Gov. Andrew was 
crowding all the force of opinion to swell that heart with the purpose of emancipation. 

That, under a government of universal suffrage, this pure and positive man should have 
been continued in power for five successive years, affords both food for the highest hope and 
for profound melancholy, — for hope, because we see how wise and trustful the people can 
be under a solemnizing emergency, when they know a momentous issue is before them ; for 
melancholy, when we reflect that the social questions which confront us always, and on which 
our life as a representative republic depends, are not momentous enough to prevent those con- 
temptible jealousies of town, country, clique, society, or sect, which often compel us to pass 
over some really first-rate man who would accept oiBce for a noble purpose, or which prevent 
us from continuing able servants in power long enough to effect that purpose. 

The labor that Gov. Andrew performed in the patient, lawyer-like examination and discus- 
sion of nearly two thousand public and private acts and resolves, shows what one first-rate man 
can do in legislation. Yet the nation is paying an enormous sum to many thousand tenth rate 
legislators in the various States of the whole Union, to make different laws for a common 
country, though conflict of laws is every day becoming more and more an evil, and though a 
microscopic eye for local legislative interests is incapable of the broad vision necessary for 
national statesmanship. 

Gov. Andrew's five years of office show how unnecessary it is to constantly pull the safety- 
valve of annual election, provided only that we elect a servant of first-rate ability and honesty, 
a man grand enough to be trusted with power over night. The annual election of a governor 
is not only a very extravagant waste of time and money ; but the shortness of the term defeats 
high purpose, and a man without a high purpose toward some public end ought not to be 
nominated. Society always has a momentous issue before it. The constitution is always 
moving with the spirit of the age, and overtaking some enlarged interpretation of human rights. 
Though the interests of the State, and the development of the second step of the Republic, 
demanded Gov. Andrew's continuance in office during the war, there were many place-hunters 
in his party who at each election thought "a new man" would be desirable. No proof is 
wanted that the interest of the State may often demand permanency, while the interests of 
place-hunters always demand change. For them, government is not a high trust for the 
people, a vicegerency of God, but a sort of feeding-trough, where power is to be subdivided as 
much as possible, that each aspirant may for an instant taste it. These small ambitions are 
bringing us rapidly face to face with a momentous issue, — the power of petty, self-seeking men, 
frequently changed, to wisely govern voting, arm-bearing, half-educated, dissatisfied masses. 
Place-hunters cannot do it. The task requires men of the Andrew stamp, men with hearts as 
broad as humanity, and hands as strong as law. The third step of the Republic, to be taken 
in our second century now before us, will test both the human sympathies and firmness of our 
rulers. 

To have had one such executive as John Albion Andrew, is a liberal education in politics. 



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A better understanding of the gospel spirit of our Constitution, and of the high possibilities of 
a republic when guided for a long time by intelligence, charity, honesty, and vigor, results from 
a contemplation of his cliaracter. 

Lord Brougham closes a memoir with these words, which draw the heart of the New 
England to the Old : "Until time shall be no more, will a test of the progress which our race 
has made in wisdom and virtue be derived from the veneration paid to the immortal name of 
Washington." In a similar spirit of respect to another pubUc servant, whose work has been 
magnificently done, may it be said that the regard which Massachusetts pays to John Albion 
Andrew will be a test of her progress in executive wisdom, strength, and purity. 

Grateful not merely for the service of a representative executive, but grateful for an 
example of intelligent democracy to the world, — an example of the wisdom with which the 
people, under a deep sense of peril, can select, and of the safety with which they can for five 
years of power trust a ruler so selected, — we leave his ashes and his monument in fond, 
respectful hands. 

The intercession of saints is a delightful faith. And if the blood of martyrs may avail, for 
every sod that marks a Massachusetts soldier's grave, a prayer ascends that the blessing of 
God may follow, through the mysterious path of immortality, that brave and generous soul, 
whose earthly life was ever sacred to liberty and the rights of mankind. 

At the close of the oration, Gen. Stephenson requested the congregation to 
sing together " Coronation," a hymn dearly loved by Gov. Andrevs^. The assem- 
bly complied, and the hymn was sung with grand effect. 

The President continued the exercises, saying, — 

" Ladies and Gentlemen. 

" We have with us a gentleman who, by general acknowledgment, most worthily and 
honorably fills the position so grandly occupied by him in whose honor we have assembled 
to-day, and it is with great pleasure I present to you His Excellency Gov. Gaston." 

GOV. GASTON'S REMARKS. 

Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen. 

My words will be few, for there is now no time or occasion for extended remarks. But I 
should but poorly represent Massachusetts if I should remain silent when called upon to 
speak upon an occasion designed in honor of one of our greatest statesmen and purest orators. 
The fame of John A. Andrew is assured. It needs no aid of monument or of speech. The 
services of to-day were necessary for us, not for him. To have left his grave unnoticed 
and undistinguished would have been a reproach to tlie people to whom the best services of 
his life were given. A duty, a pious duty, has been performed by those who knew him best, 
and therefore loved him most Massachusetts is especially proud of him as one of her sons ; 
but she is prouder when she remembers that his patriotism was not bounded by State lines, 
but that his name and fame belonged to the country and the world. His honorable life, 
his great sterling abilities, his high qualities, his distinguished public service, have been the 
themes of most eloquent speech, and I need not add to the words of eulogy which have 
been so fitly expressed. I come here to-day to unite with you in honoring the memory of 
the jurist, of the orator and the statesman, who sleeps beneath the marble, which cannot be 
purer or grander or more beautiful than his life and character. It is one of the glories of 
oreat men and good men that their deeds and words outlive them. The influence of Gov. 
Andrew did not end with fife. It is here with us to-day, filling our hearts with grand and 
inspiring memories of the past, and pointing with unerring finger to the path of safety and 
honor ; and it will continue in years to come to bless the country, which, under the providence 
of God, he did so much in life to save. 

Hon. George B. Loring, in response to the call of the President, made the 
concluding address. 



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SPEECH OF HON. GEORGE B. LORING. 

Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen. 

I feel comiDelled on this occasion to catch much of the inspiration of what I am to say 
from the scenes around me and the sentiments to whicli we have listened already. The event 
is full of interest, and calls before us a public and private record, and a chapter in the history 
of our country, of rare beauty and heroic significance. But it was not announced to me that 
I was expected to take part in these services until I had nearly completed the solemn and beau- 
tiful and touching walk with the memorial procession which passed through this historic town 
beneath the golden light of the October sun ; and I should have declined to obey the summons, 
had I not felt it to be a privilege which few could enjoy to say a word as a tribute to the high 
and honorable career of the distinguished man whose memory you are called on to perpetuate 
to-day. 

The life of John A. Andrew presents the fairest and most perfect unity of purpose and 
incident known in our day. There has been no such well-rounded experience as his among 
all the great men who have created and developed the social and civil institutions of our 
country. Not engaged in the national councils, confined to the work of a single State in this 
Union, limited to local duties in his important service, he filled the sphere assigned him 
with such intensity of purpose and such abounding vital force, that the influence of his efforts 
and the inspiration of his counsels were felt wherever the loyal American soldier risked his 
life for his country, and the loyal American statesman labored for the perpetuity and honor 
of the Union and for the rights of all men under the law. His career was short. His life 
furnishes us with no story of startling incidents, no events of striking and romantic interest. A 
brilliant appeal for humanity, a bugle-call to all the sons of men to rally for the cause of free- 
dom, a lofty and impetuous purpose as a great war-governor of this Commonwealth, but a 
short cycle in the few allotted to human existence, made up the record. And now, at the 
close, as we look back upon the radiant work which he performed, the very spot which he 
chose for his home, this spot where we have assembled, seems to have fallen to his lot through 
the guidance of a good Providence as his last resting-place, in order that with the descend- 
ants of the Pilgrims who sanctified these shores, the lovers of great deeds and great words 
might assemble here to pay tribute to him who was the bravest representative of Pilgrim 
sentiment and Pilgrim thought that Massachusetts has known in this day and generation. 
How the inspiring words which fell from his lips gather around us in this ancient temple 
dedicated to Puritan worship, filled as it is with the sweetness of their memory, and illumined 
by the spirits of those who proclaimed those great doctrines of freedom and right for which 
he toiled in his lifetime, and for which he passed on to his glorious immortality ! In every 
rafter of this ceiling, in the sunlight streaming through these windows, in the faces of this 
assembled multitude of the sons and daughters of the Puritans, I see the protests and declara- 
tions of those heroic men who stood on this shore and gave to the American republic its 
immortal spirit and to the American people their first declaration of freedom and civil indepen- 
dence. Theology of the highest cast, humanity of the broadest comprehension, all the lofty 
declarations of society, gather together here, and make this the sacred place in which the 
memory of the illustrious war-governor shall be perpetuated and handed clown to future 
generations. 

It was indeed the spirit of this spot which gave him his greatness. His vast power was 
derived from his faithful devotion to the high purpose of those men whose memories hover 
around us to-day, from his thorough understanding of the principles of government laid down 
by them in the beginning, and his true comprehension of the broad and self-sacrificing dis- 
position of the Plymouth colonists, who planted here the little seed which has sprung up and 
grown into the wide-spreading tree of free institutions now offering its blessed fruit to every 
race and kindred and tongue under heaven. It is because he was a representative of the 
system of government founded here ; because he was true to the principles of our republican 
ancestors ; because through all his active life his soul went marching on in sunshine and in 
storm, m joy and trial ; because he was our modern Pilgrim, and a fit successor of John Carver 



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the immortal governor of the Plymouth Colony, — the first elected by the people on this conti- 
nent, — that he achieved his astonishing success as the chief magistrate of this Commonwealth 
in the hour of its sorest trial. Like his illustrious predecessor and prototype, he sprang from the 
masses of the people. Like him, he was earnest, simple, honest, pure. His sympathies were 
with those who followed the honest calling of the fathers, and his heart ran out towards the 
rural pursuits of his ancestors. To all who were filled with an earnest and practical purpose, 
his best powers were dedicated. How he rejoiced with the Boston merchant in his high enter- 
prise ! How he joined hands with the manufacturers of Massachusetts, and took counsel for 
their prosperity and success ! How he rallied for those who believe in the tilling of the soil ! 
He was tlie most eloquent farmer of Massachusetts on all great occasions. His words 
were a flame of fire : he spoke to the soldiers, and was to them a great soldier ; he spoke 
well to the merchants, and to them he was a great merchant ; he spoke well to the manu- 
facturers, and understood all their difficulties; and when called on as the chief executive 
magistrate of Massachusetts to speak to the first great assembly of New-England farmers and 
investigators into the mysteries of Nature, he caught the inspiration of the occasion, and pro- 
nounced that great oration which has been accepted as a model of agricultural oratory. And 
when he retired to private life, how gladly he found rest and repose in that old farmhouse, — 
one of the ancient dwellings of this delightful and historic town, — and sat before the hearth- 
stone where the generations had gathered in noble groups, crowned with lofty virtues, and there 
in that fitting presence found the close of a life made great by its accomplishments as a citizen, 
an orator, a Christian chief magistrate, and a home most appropriate for him whose sympathies 
were always with the people ! It is indeed a striking and a fascinating picture, — that represen- 
tative building of the early days of New England, sheltered and shaded by the shattered and 
stricken elm-tree, — the sentinel of a hundred years, the guardian of a home over whose thresh- 
old have passed and repassed the virtues of a long and honorable line, and the joys and sorrows 
of many succeeding years, — that home so familiar to us all here in this ancient Commonwealth; 
it is indeed a striking and fascinating picture with the great man nestling there as if he had 
returned to the home of his childhood, and had found the spot which reminded him of all others 
that he was a true son of a freedom-loving and loyal people. 

To this fine instinct and this quick sense of the great thought and inspiring sentiment of his 
people and of his time. Gov. Andrew added a far-seeing comprehension of the future. He 
always stood where Moses stood, and "viewed the landscape o'er." His kingdom was the 
promised land. There was no culmination in him. There was always something beyond ; and 
so he lived a great life, because he had this lofty vision, and believed that all men might be free 
and true to the sublime declaration of freedom ; and he stands forth now in our history as one 
of the foremost of our leaders, around whose monument will gather the highest aspirations and 
the fondest hopes of that people who, I trust in God, will always be true to his memory, firm 
for his abiding faith, and obedient to the high example which he set them as a citizen and an 
illustrious chief magistrate. 

The audience joined in singing " America," and the services closed with a 
benediction by Rev. Rufus Ellis. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



LETTER FROM EX-GOV. BULLOCK. 

Worcester, Oct. 5, 1875. 

Dear Sir, — I deeply regret that it will be out of my power on Thursday to be present at 
the unveiling of the statue of the late Gov. Andrew. 

This occurrence brings freshly before all of us the greatness of his service and the great- 
ness of his character. He was, as to his public life, the creation of a sublime epoch in our 
history ; and he contributed to the lustre of that epoch quite as largely as any other citizen of 
Massachusetts. 

His retiring valedictory address, in January, 1866, was not the least of the many services 
he rendered to his State and to his country. 

Now, after the lapse of ten years, the country is no wiser from its experience than it would 
have been then in accepting his counsel. But his wisdom is vindicated ; though the vindication 
comes after many trials, and his principles of a magnanimous statesmanship at length prevail. 
I am with great respect, 

Yours very truly, 

Alexander H. Bullock. 



LETTER FROM EX-GOV. WASHBURN. 

Greenfield, Oct. 6, 1875. 

My dear Sir, — Having been absent from home several weeks, I find your invitation to be 
present on the interesting occasion of the 7th. I should be pleased to witness the ceremonies 
which will bring before us once more that great and good man, the memory of whose illustrious 
deeds we love to cherish ; but prior engagements will render it impossible. 

Yours most sincerely, 

William B. Washburn. 



LETTER FROM HON. HORACE GRAY. 

{Chief y usiice of the Sufreme Court.) 

Worcester, Oct. 5, 1S75. 

Dear Sir, — Official engagements here oblige me to deny myself the gratification of attend- 
ing the interesting exercises at your commemoration at H Ingham. 

Respectfully and truly yours, 

Horace Gray. 



42 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

LETTER FROM HON. WILLIAM C. ENDICOTT. 

(Judge of the Supreme Court.) 

Salem, Sept. 27, 1875. 

Sir, — The invitation of the John A.Andrew Monument Association to attend the cere- 
mony on the 7th of October is received, and I regret exceedingly that official engagements 
on that day will prevent me from attending. It would have given me great pleasure to do so, 
and to unite with the Association in this tribute of respect to the memory of Gov. Andrew. 

I remain 

Your obedient servant, 

Wm. C. Endicott. 



LETTER FROM HON. JOHN WELLS. 

{Judge of the Supreme Court.') 

LoNGWOOD, Oct. 2, 1875. 

Dear Sir, — The invitation through you as President of the John A. Andrew Monument 
Association, to attend the ceremonies at Hingham on Thursday next, is received. 

I should be glad to unite with the Association in doing honor to the memory of our revered 
and distinguished "war-governor," whose virtues shone in peace even brighter than in war ; 
but my daily engagements are such as to preclude me from doing so on Thursday. 
With thanks for the polite invitation, 

I am very respectfully yours, 

John Wells. 



LETTER FROM HON. ROBERT C. WINTHROP. 

Boston, Oct. 4, 1875. 

Dear Sir, — I hasten to thank you for your kind invitation to the inauguration of the 
statue of Gov. Andrew. 

It has just reached me, and I have but a moment to say that an engagement to attend the 
Annual Meeting of the Trustees of the Peabody Education Fund compels me to be in New 
York on the day of your commemoration. 

Yours respectfully and truly, 

Robert C. Winthrop. 



LETTER FROM HON. H. L. DAWES. 

PiTTSFIELD, Sept. 27, 1875. 

Dear Sir, — Please accept my thanks for your kind invitation to attend the dedication of 
the Monument to Gov. Andrew on the 7th of next month. 

I regret exceedingly that an engagement elsewhere, made some time since, will deprive me 
of the opportunity of thus testifying to the great worth of the life of John A. Andrew to 
Massachusetts, to the nation, and to mankind. 

Though in a different field of labor, I was a constant witness of his tireless devotion to 
that vast and difficult work to which the Commonwealth had called him during the war. In it 
he spent his strength, and sacrificed his life. The country and human liberty owe him a debt 
which can never be repaid, for an early and clear unfolding of the true source of strength to 
the Union, in that great struggle, so much in advance of other men. 

His sudden death, in the midst of his usefulness and power, extinguished great public 
expectations. It would have been fitting, had the Commonwealth herself erected this monu- 
ment, and a regenerated and reconciled Republic dedicated it to his memory. 

I am truly yours, 

H. L. Dawes. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 43 

TELEGRAM FROM HON. ALEXANDER H. RICE. 

Boston, Mass., Oct. 7, 1875. 

I deeply regret that it is impossible for me to be present at the unveiling of the statue of 

Andrew at Hingham to-day ; but my heart is in fullest sympathy with the honors paid to his 

name and character. 

Alexander H. Rice. 



LETTER FROM HON. JOHN K. TARBOX. 

Lawrence, Mass., Oct. 5, 1875. 

Dear Sir, — I regret that I shall not be able to avail myself of your invitation to attend the 
ceremony of inauguration of the statue of John A. Andrew. 

For his character, personal and public, his intellectual largeness and liberal heart, I cherish 
an unaffected admiration. 

Massachusetts honors no worthier son. Of all the stars in her constellation, none shine 
with purer ray than his. 

The statue you fitly rear, enduring though it be, his fame will outlast, embalmed in the 
patriotic annals his genius and devotion helped to make illustrious. 

I am, sir, very truly yours, 
John K. Tarbox. 

LETTER FROM HON. J. H. SEELYE. 

Amherst College, Oct. 4, 1875. 

My dear Sir, — The invitation to attend the ceremonies of unveiling the statue of the late 
Gov. Andrew, with which you have favored me, and for which I thank you, I regret that it is 
out of my power, owing to other engagements, to accept. 

The times which could produce a John A. Andrew cannot be altogether degenerate, and the 

Commonwealth honors herself when she honors him. 

Very truly yours, 

J. H. Seelye. 



LETTER FROM GEN. CHARLES DEVENS, Jun. 

Worcester, Oct. 2, 1875. 

Sir, — I deeply regret that my imperative engagements here, in connection with my 
judicial duties, will render it impossible to unite with the John A. Andrew Monument 
Association at the ceremonial of unveiling the statue at Hingham. 

The object of this Association was one demanded by justice to the memory of the great 
and patriotic citizen who conducted Massachusetts through the perils and trials of the Rebel- 
lion, and I congratulate them on its accomplishment. 

Your obedient servant, 

Charles Devens, Jun. 



LETTER FROM ISAAC F. REDFIELD, Esq. 

Boston, Oct. 5, 1875. 

John A. Andrew Monumeni Association, — Accept my sincere thanks for your invitation 
to attend the ceremony of inaugurating the statue of Gov. Andrew. 

Nothing could give me more sincere gratification than to be present on the occasion, but 
my health is such that I shall feel compelled to forego that pleasure. 



44 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

There has been no one of all my friends, during a somewhat protracted life, for whom I 
entertain a more earnest and heartfelt respect and veneration than for Gov. Andrew ; and there 
has been no one among all the distinguished sons of Massachusetts, native or adopted, to whom 
the Commonwealth or the country owe a deeper debt of gratitude. 

Isaac F. Redfield. 



LETTER FROM HON. EDWARD S. TOBEY. 

Boston, Oct. 5, 1875. 

Dear Sir, — I beg to express my cordial thanks for your invitation to " attend the dedica- 
tion of the statue of the late John A. Andrew," and also to add my regrets that a prior engage- 
ment, which requires my absence from the State, will deprive me of the privilege of uniting 
with my fellow-citizens in a ceremony so pre-eminently deserved and appropriate as an expres- 
sion of gratitude and respect for a patriot and statesman so distinguished and revered. 

Very respectfully yours, 

E. S. TOBEY. 



EXTRACT FROM THE RECORDS 



OF THE 



JOHN A. ANDREW MONUMENT ASSOCIATION. 



EXTRACT FROM THE RECORDS 



OF THE 



JOHN A. ANDREW MONUMENT ASSOCIATION. 



MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MARCH 24, 1873. 

The following gentlemen were elected as a Finance Committee : — 

Col. Lucius B. Marsh, Chairvian. 
Col. John C. Whiton. Edward W. Kinsley, Esq. 

Major E. J. Jones. Col. Arnold A. Rand. 

A Building Committee was chosen as follows : — 

Gen. Horace Binney Sargent, Chairman. 
Col. Henry S. Russell. Col. Lucius B. Marsh. 

Col. Francis J. Parker. Col. Arnold A. Rand. 

Thomas T. Bouve, Esq. 



MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, OCT. i, 1878. 

Col. Lucius B. Marsh, Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted a 
report showing that the subscriptions, less necessary expenses, amounted to the 
sum of seven thousand two hundred and fifty-nine dollars and sixty-nine cents, 
which amount had been deposited with the New England Trust Company. 

Gen. Horace Binney Sargent, Chairman of the Building Committee, made 
the following report : — 

" The Building Committee, appointed at the last meeting of the Executive Committee of 
the John A. Andrew Monument Association, with instruction to procure estimates and designs, 
and report at a future meeting, have the honor to make the following report : — 

" The undersigned have presumed a desire on the part of the Association to procure the 
most elegant and distinctive memorial that the means at your disposal could command ; and 
the amount and power of these means, if used in the form intended by the contributors, have 
so much increased since the Building Committee was appointed, that, after spending much 
time in the inspection of designs which with little variety abound in all cemeteries and in 
every stone-cutter's yard, they have decided to recommend to your honorable body a full-sized, 
Hfe-like statue of Gov. Andrew in the purest Italian marble. 

" The earnest friendship of a meritorious sculptor and the very successful efforts of your 
Finance Committee enable the undersigned to present the following proposition as altogether 
the best that has been received. 



48 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

" For the sum of money collected by your Finance Committee, to wit, sixty-five hundred 
dollars, Mr. Thomas F. Gould agrees to execute in marble an enlarged copy of an admirable 
statuette of the late Governor. 

" The copy is to be seven feet in height, and its commercial value would be at least ten 
thousand dollars. Mr. Gould's proposition is appended to this report. 

"When the Building Committee commenced its labors, only about thirty-five hundred 
dollars had been promised ; and for this sum a handsome sarcophagus, or obelisk, or column, 
could be obtained. A slight increase of funds only suggested a little more elaboration, or the 
enlargement of a design, which every one could copy. 

"As soon as Mr. Gould's very hberal proposition was received, your Building Committee 

most cordially welcomed it, and earnestly recommend the statue of the man as the most fitting 

tribute to a pure, great, simple character, that love and genius can give. 

" For the Committee, 

" Horace Binney Sargent, Chairman. 
" Boston, Oct. i, 1873." 

56 Studio Building, Aug. 6, 1873. 
My dear General, — I am informed that a sum of money has been subscribed by soldiers 
and civilians for the purpose of erecting an enduring memorial over the grave of Gov. Andrew. 
What more fitting or enduring memorial can there be than a living likeness of the man in 
marble ? 

That I can make such a statue, my marble bust of him taken from life in the year '63 and 
now in the possession of Mrs. Andrew, and my small study in plaster intended as a model for 
a statue, may furnish sufficient evidence. 

The commercial value of such a statue is not less than ten thousand dollars ; but I will 
sign a contract to make it for such as may be within the means of the Association, trusting to 
voluntary offers already made by personal friends to make up the difference. 

As the Governor was a short man, I think the height of the statue should not be over 
seven feet ; but this I should determine by a careful study of the ground and by the height of 
the pedestal. 

With regard to the danger from exposure to the weather, both experience and observation 
enable me to assure you that a little attention with a clean sponge and water during the fall of 
the leaf would keep the marble pure for an indefinite period. 

The committee and all subscribers may rest content that in giving me the commission to 
execute this work, it will be a labor of love as well as a product of skill ; for my relations with 
the illustrious subject were, for a quarter of a century, very intimate, cordial, strong, and tender. 
Let the marble speak. 

Respectfully, 

Thomas R. Gould. 
To Gen. Horace Binney Sargent, 
Chairman of the John A. Andrew Monument Committee. 

Aug. 14, 1873. 
In addition to the offer expressed within, I agree not only to make the statue for the sum 
named, but also to place it, with its pedestal, over the grave of Gov. Andrew in the cemetery at 
Hingham. 

Thomas R. Gould. 

Upon the motion of Gen. A. B. Underwood, the report of the Building Com- 
mittee was accepted. 

Major B, F. Meservey moved, — 

" That the Building Committee be instructed to carry out the sense of this meeting, with 
full powers as to material used, whether American or ItaHan marble, by making the necessary 
contracts, and erecting the monument upon the burial-place of Gov. Andrew in Hingham ; that 
they be and are hereby empowered to contract for the statue, its foundation and pedestal, its 
transportation and erection, and make such arrangements for its protection and preservation as 
may be expedient. 

" That the Treasurer be, and is hereby, authorized to pay over the moneys of the Association 
upon the order of the chairman of the Building Committee, approved by two of its members. 



EXTRACT FROM THE RECORDS. 49 

" That the expenditure or disposition of any balance of the funds be intrusted to the same 
committee. 

" That the meeting, when it adjourns, be subject to the call of the Chairman of the Building 
Committee." 

These motions were unanimously adopted. 



MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, HELD SEPT. 15, 1875. 

Gen. Sargent, Chairman of the Building Committee, submitted the following 
report : — 

To Gen. Luther Stephenson, Jun., Chairman Exeaitive Cotnmittee Johti A. Andrew 
Monumenl Association. 

The Building Committee of the John A. Andrew Monument Association have the honor 
to report, that, in pursuance of the authority conferred upon them, they contracted Oct. 9, 1873, 
with Mr. Thomas R. Gould, to execute and deliver, complete in all respects, a statue in marble 
with a proper pedestal, in accordance with his letter. 

Five thousand dollars were advanced to Mr. Gould ; a satisfactory bond with sureties being 
taken from him to secure the Association in case of accident or non-performance. On the 
arrival of the statue in this country in July last, a suitable foundation of solid granite blocks 
was prepared by the Hingham Cemetery Corporation, which graded the lot, and has expressed 
its willingness to enter into an agreement of trust, by which the grave and an adjoining piece 
of land shall be rnaintained for the use and purposes of this Association, and the statue kept in 
order at a small expense, to wit, the interest on the sum of three hundred dollars of the funds 
of the Association. 

To avoid accident from frequent handling, and in compliance with the sculptor's request 
that the statue should be seen and judged in the position and with the surroundings for which 
he had designed it, permission was given to Mr. Gould to place the pedestal and statue on the 
prepared foundation in the Hingham Cemetery, subject to the acceptance or rejection of the 
committee. Through the labors of your secretary. Col. Arnold A. Rand, suitable leaden cases 
containing certain documents (a list of which is appended) have been made, and provisionally 
deposited in the cavities of the marble pedestal on and over which the solid statue rests. 

Your committee have carefully viewed and inspected the statue. Under the power given 
to them by your vote, they would unanimously accept it without asking your sanction, were it 
not that the artist has presented a statue of about six feet instead of seven feet in height. But 
as the original was a very short man, and as the statue reproduces, with singular fidelity to like- 
ness, pose, and feature, the beloved friend and the great war-governor whom we remember, 
your committee was quite disposed to agree with the sculptor, that a great increase of size might 
have disturbed the resemblance, and violated art by conveying a false idea. 

The impression produced by the statue is so well presented by the pen of the art critic of 
"The Boston Daily Advertiser," in the issue of Sept. 10, that the following remarks are 
quoted from that paper. . . . 

(See description of the Statue, by Henry A. Clapp, published in another part of this 
volume.) 

The Building Committee unanimously recommend the acceptance of Mr. Gould's work, 

and request your authority for paying to him the full sum now remaining in our hands, of the 

contract price, sixty-five hundred dollars, this proposed payment leaving a small balance in the 

treasury. 

Very respectfully, 

Horace Binney Sargent. 

Chairman of Building Committee. 



50 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

It was voted that the report of the Building Committee be accepted, and 
the committee be discharged, except so far as they are trustees of the fund still 
held by them. 

Voted, That the monument erected by the Association be delivered into the possession of 
the proprietors of the Hingham Cemetery Corporation upon a guaranty of perpetual care and 
preservation with exercise of reasonable dihgence. 

That the ceremonies of presentation be held upon the seventh day of October next, at one 
o'clock, and that the President of the Association is the proper person to make such presenta- 
tion, and make, or cause to be made, such eulogy as may be expedient. 

That the secretary be instructed to notify the selectmen of Hingham, the directors of the 
Hingham Cemetery, and cause notice to be given in the public press, that the John A. Andrew 
Monument Association announce the completion of the work intrusted to it, and the erection of 
the statue upon the grave of Gov. Andrew at Hingham, and that the ceremonies of presenta- 
tion of the same will take place at Hingham, Oct. 7, 1875. 

That the President, Secretary, and Col. Francis J. Parker, be a committee to perfect the 
detailed arrangements of presentation. 

At a meeting of the Building Committee Nov. 11, 1875, it was voted, — 

That the necessary protection of the Andrew Monument, by housing or otherwise, be com- 
mitted to Gen. Stephenson and T. T. Bouve, Esq., with full powers as to the mode of protec- 
tion and the expenditure. 

That the Secretary is hereby instructed to deposit the records of the Association with the 
trustees of the Hingham Public Library, accompanied by such original documents as may seem 
of value for preservation. 

That Col. Marsh be requested to invite the Rev. James Freeman Clarke to prepare a 
biographical sketch of the late Gov. Andrew, to be published in a memorial volume.^ 

That the Association publish a memorial volume in connection with the above sketch, 
the same to be the final report of the Executive Committee to the subscribers. 

1 On account of previous engagements and important duties, Mr. Clarke felt compelled to decline this request. 



CORRESPONDENCE AND AGREEMENT 



BETWEEN 



THE MONUMENT ASSOCIATION AND THE HINGHAM 
CEMETERY CORPORATION. 



CORRESPONDENCE AND AGREEMENT 



BETWEEN 



THE MONUMENT ASSOCIATION AND THE HINGHAM CEME- 
TERY CORPORATION. 



Boston, Oct. 29, 1873. 
Hon. Solomon Lincoln, President Hingham Cemetery Corporation. 

Dear Sir, — The John A. Andrew Monument Association having voted to place, with 
the consent of Mrs. Andrew, a life-size statue in marble of the late Gov. John A. Andrew upon 
the family lot in the cemetery at Hingham, the Building Committee make application to you, — 

1. For permission to enter and erect the statue. 

2. For the enlargement of the lot now supposed to be the property of Mrs. Andrew, by 
the addition of the adjoining lot, and also the triangular space between the last-mentioned 
lot and the avenue or path; the said addition to be conveyed to Mrs. Andrew in fee, unless 
Mrs. Andrew may be disposed to convey the lot now held by her to the Cemetery Corporation 
in consideration of perpetual care and preservation. 

3. For such reconstruction and regrading of the lots consolidated, as to exhibit the statue 
to the full artistic advantage. 

4. For the construction of the foundation to the ground-level (ready for the reception of 
the monument-pedestal), said foundation to be of granite blocks, in solid masonry six feet 
square and six feet deep, maximum. It is asked that the work be at the expense and cost of 
the Cemetery Corporation. 

5. For the erection of an artistic and suitable wall of enclosure, the details of which shall 
be decided in the future. 

The Committee have the honor to make these formal requests, and ask, in view of the 
labor which they have undertaken with tender and loving memories, your kind consideration. 
I have the honor to be, dear sir, 

Very respectfully yours, 

Horace Binney Sargent, Chairman. 



Boston, Nov. 19, 1873. 
Gen. Horace Binney Sargent, Chairman of the Building Committee of the John A. 
Andrew Monument Association. 
Dear Sir, — Your letter of the 29th, in relation to an enlargement of the family-lot in the 
Hingham Cemetery, on which to erect a monument to the late Gov. Andrew, was duly received, 
and placed in the hands of the Special Committee of the Directors of the Cemetery, to whom 
the subject had been referred. Owing to the illness of the Chairman of that Committee, they 
did not act immediately; but he called this morning to say that the matter relating to the 
enlargement of the lot should have immediate attention. In relation to the other requests 



54 JOHN A. ANDREW MEMORIAL. 

contained in your letter, 1 have requested the Committee to bring them to the notice of the 
Directors of the Cemetery at the next meeting which they may hold. I suppose there is no 
necessity for immediate action on these requests. With great respect, 

Your obedient servant, 

Solomon Lincoln, 
President of tlie Proprietors of the Hinghatn Cemete'ry. 



Boston, July 21, 1875. 
Gen. Horace Binney Sargent, Chairman of fohfi A. Andrew Monument Comwiitee. 

Dear Sir, — At a meeting of the Directors of the Hingham Cemetery held yesterday, 
the doings of the Committee to procure an enlargement of the lot for the reception of the 
statue of the late Gov. Andrew were unanimously approved, and the lot has been enlarged 
as proposed by you. The Directors also voted to grade the lot and lay the foundation for 
the statue, the work to be done at once, and finished before the 5th proximo. Directions for 
the re-grading and construction of (he foundation are desired immediately as indispensable 
to a prompt completion of the work. 

Respectfujly, 

Solomon Lincoln, President. 

Hingham, Sept. 28, 1875. 
At a special meeting of the Directors of the Hingham Cemetery held this Tuesday even- 
ing, the President stated that he had received official notice from the Secretary of the John A. 
Andrew Monument Association, that the marble statue of the late Governor had been com- 
pleted, and placed upon the lot designated by the Directors within which repose the remains of 
our distinguished townsman. The Association also gave notice that the statue would be pre- 
sented and delivered to the care and keeping of the proprietors of the cemetery through their 
directors, on the seventh day of October, and that the sum of three hundred dollars would be 
paid to the proprietors of the cemetery, in trust, for the care and preservation of the statue and 
the ground upon which it stands. An agreement to that effect which had been executed by 
the Building Committee of the Monument Association on their part by their chairman, was 
read, and also a letter explanatory of the same from Gen. Horace Binney Sargent, chairman, 
aforesaid ; whereupon it was 

Voted, That the President and Secretary be authorized and empowered to sign and execute 
the agreement aforesaid in behalf of the Directors. 

Voted, That the Directors will co-operate with the John A. Andrew Monument Association 
in any measures which they may deem expedient, on the seventh day of October. 

Voted, That the President be requested to respond for the Directors on the occasion of 
the presentation of the statue. 

[Copy from the Records.] 

George Lincoln, Secretary. 



COPY OF AGREEMENT. 

lalnotr) all f&.t\\ bg IfjtSe Presents, That the John A. Andrew Monument Association 
hereby gives unto the Proprietors of the Hingham Cemetery the sum of three hundred dollars 
for their sole use forever, in trust nevertheless that the said proprietors shall forever hereafter 
from the said sum and the income thereof, or from the other funds of the said corporation? 
from time to time apply such an amount as may be necessary to keep in suitable and good 
repair and preservation the lot in said cemetery known as the Andrew lot, and in which now 
repose the remains of Gov. Andrew, the monument, curbing, trees, shrubbery, and soil thereon. 

It being understood that the said proprietors shall not be liable for the destruction or injury 
of the monument thereon caused by accident, act, or casualty, beyond their control. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



55 



It being also understood and declared that the said proprietors shall not be bound to make 
any separate investment of the sum of money hereby given, but may add the same to the general 
fund of the said corporation, and may use any portion of the income accruing therefrom which 
may remain after the fulfilment of the obligations hereby assumed, for ornamenting and pre- 
serving the grounds of the said cemetery, or for any or all purposes to which by "the act of 
incorporation the funds of the said corporation may be lawfully applied. 

It is further agreed that the said proprietors shall never be personally liable for their con- 
duct in the premises, except for good faith, and such reasonable diligence as may be required 
of gratuitous agents. 

In witness whereof the said John A. Andrew Monument Association has caused its seal to 

be hereto affixed, and these presents to be subscribed by Horace Binney Sargent, chairman of 

its Building Committee, thereto duly authorized, this fifteenth day of September, in the year of 

our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five. 

HoR. Binney Sargent, [seal.] 

Chairman of the Building Committee of the 7. A. A. M. A. 
Arnold A. Rand, Sec'y. 

The Proprietors of the Hingham Cemetery, by their Directors, hereby accept the said grant 
of three hundred dollars upon the trusts and for the purposes above set forth. 

In witness whereof the said Directors have caused the corporate seal to be hereto affixed, 
and these presents to be subscribed by Solomon Lincoln, President, and George Lincoln, Sec- 
retary of the said corporation, this twenty-eighth day of September, A. D. 1875. 

Solomon Lincoln, President, [seal.] 
George Lincoln, Secretary. 



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